National Chairman of the Labour Party Labour, Comrade Julius Abure has said that in spite of the judgment of the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) which did not favour the presidential candidate of the Labour Party and the Party, the party believed it won the February 25 presidential election.
He said while the party would seek Supreme Court intervention on the matter, following the judgment of the PEPC, members of the Obidient family should be aware that it has influenced the politics with one governor, 35 lawmakers in the House of Representatives, senators and many other members of the house of assembly in states.
The statement reads: “We have in our kitty today a governor, 35 members of the House of Representatives, 8 distinguished Senators and several House of Assembly members.
“Our participation in the 2023 general election, no doubt, has changed the political landscape in the country.
“All these achievements by the Labour Party could not have been possible if not for the support of members of the public, the Obidient family and well meaning and right thinking Nigerians who genuinely wanted change for the country.
“I am indeed very appreciative of their efforts, their financial contributions and moral support and how they came out to vote for the party in the presidential election which we believe we won irrespective of whatever the tribunal has said.”
Abure said that the present state of experience by the Obidient movement and Nigerians sympathetic to the Labour Party would need to draw inspiration from the book, by Mandela which talked about the challenging path to freedom.
His words: “I want to admonish and appeal to our people, we should not be daunted at all. Nelson Mandela in his book, ‘A Long Walk To Freedom’ said every step we take leads us to our freedom.
“Today in the words of Mandela, every step we have taken and would take leads us to our freedom, leads us to taking back our country, and it leads us to taking back Nigeria.
“Even the judgment is also a step towards reclaiming our country. I am therefore admonishing all our supporters not to be discouraged at all. We are preparing our papers and we are definitely moving from here to the Supreme Court.
“We have protested and they said don’t protest, ‘go to Court’ and we are in court. Today all eyes are on the judiciary. For us as a party, we are going to sustain this momentum and we are also calling on all our supporters to sustain this momentum to take over the country and to reposition it for greatness.
“It is not an easy task but I am happy that we have started, we have put our hands on the plough and we will definitely not look back,” Abure stated.
The National Chairman of the Labour Party called on all supporters of the Labour Party to remain committed to Nigeria which he said belonged to all Nigerians who have trust in the capacity of the Labour Party to make it work for all.
. TheWitness
