Alhassan Bawu, the Bauchi State campaign director of the Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, and some other members of the party have dumped the party for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state. This was disclosed by Alhassan Bawu, who said he defected from the Labour Party with some other prominent members of the party.
Labour Party Campaign Director, Other Members Dump Peter Obi For Atiku In Bauchi, Say They Don’t Want To Waste VotesHe said the defection was informed by the lack of structure of the LP at state, local and ward levels, adding that"the LP is not strong and won't be able to win a single seat in the region”.
At a news conference in Bauchi on Tuesday, Mr Bawu stated that all of the party's chairmen, state and zonal officers, and national officers from the zone have also defected to support the PDP presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, the News Agency of Nigeria reports. “We are officially declaring that all the North-East executives of the Labour Party are defecting to PDP to support Alhaji Atiku Abubakar.
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