Kenneth Okonkwo, a chieftain of the Labour Party (LP), says Siminalayi Fubara, governor of Rivers, demonstrated good leadership traits in the just concluded LGA elections of the state.
October 6, 2024 11:02 pmKenneth Okonkwo says Siminalayi Fubara, governor of Rivers, demonstrated doggedness in the just concluded LGA elections in the state.Okonkwo said he can no longer work with politicians who cannot fight for their rights and supporters like Fubara.saying he had lost confidence in the party’s 2023 presidential candidate.Okonkwo also said Obi did not support the efforts of the Nigeria Labour Congress in “fighting criminals” who wanted to “hijack” LP.
“Any politician that is not behaving like Siminalayi Fubara — who resists and protests when his rights are trampled upon, knowing that our judicial system and our electoral system have failed us, no matter the risk to his person — I will not speak for that politician again, and I maintain it.
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