The Labour Party (LP) gubernatorial candidate in Adamawa State, Umar Mustapha and his supporters on Tuesday boycotted the campaign rally of the party's presidential candidate, Peter Obi. Obi, in company of his running mate, Datti Ahmed, Professor Pat Utomi and a handful of aides, were received at the Yola international airport by a former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Babachir Lawal, SaharaReporters observed.
Crisis In Labour Party As Adamawa Governorship Candidate, Supporters Boycott Peter Obi's Presidential Rally In YolaThe Director General of Mustapha Campaign Organisation, Ibrahim Ghaji and seen by Saharareporters, also accused the Peoples Democratic Party of hijacking the LP party in the state.
Besides Babachir and the state chairman of the party, Christopher Nicholas, there were no other prominent party leaders at the airport to receive the LP presidential candidate. "After carefully and painstakingly reviewing recent unfortunate events within the Adamawa State Labour Party; and the calculated effort by the Labour Party leadership structure and the Presidential Campaign Council, PCC, to completely sideline the Gubernatorial Candidate and his Campaign Organization and other candidates on the platform of the party in the planning of the august visit of the Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party, Mr.
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