Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the recently held presidential poll, Mr Peter Obi has rallied support for the bid by Senator Abdul'aziz Yari and Hon Muktar Aliyu Betara for the Senate President and Speaker of the House of Representatives respectively.
Ahead of the inauguration of the national Assembly next week, the Presidential candidate of the Labour Party , Mr Peter Obi has met with lawmakers elected on the platform of the party in Abuja.
The LP member who asked not to be named gave a vivid account how they were persuaded to vote for both Akpabio and Betara thus: “First, we met with Datti before now, and he said unequivocally that we can’t vote Tajudeen Abbas, Akpabio or any other candidates the APC is supporting “Ideologically, he’s forcing us. If that is the case, there’s nothing new about LP. He’s able to get one person away from the Abbas project among us. It’s a female.“They plan to call us for another meeting this coming weekend, I think on Sunday. It will be to say that LP has decided to vote for Yari and Betara.
He noted:”The insinuation that Mr. Peter Obi, National Leader and Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party is coercing Members-Elect of the House of Representatives to vote for a particular candidate in the Speakership race is a lie from the pit of hell. “Contending that Nigerians place huge expectations on the Labour Party, he lauded the suggestion by a member, to the effect that the Members-Elect would be making an important statement if they decide to nominate one of them for Speakership, and all 35 members vote in that regard.
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