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Supremacy Battle: Parties Shift Battleground To Imo, Kogi, Bayelsa

Ahead of the inauguration of the President-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, next week Monday, Nigerians have expressed what they expect the incoming government to do to hit the ground running immediately after the handover.

The crisis rocking the Labour Party (LP), which has led to the split in loyalty between supporters of embattled national chairman, Julius Abure and acting National Chairman, Lamido Apapa, took a toll in Imo State as two candidates emerged at the weekend in parallel primaries ahead the November 11 governorship election.

April 17,2023. The crisis rocking the Labour Party in Imo State took another turn when two factions of the party produced different governorship flag bearers, Senator Athan Achonu and Ikechukwu Ukaegbu, in the parallel primary elections held over the weekend. Ukaegbu emerged winner in an affirmative election where one of the aspirants, Ihechi Ike, stepped |

Senator Athan Achonu, who represented Imo North Senatorial District, has emerged as the candidate of the Labour Party (LP) for the November 11 governorship

Achonu thanked the delegates for the confidence reposed in him and the stakeholders for their support. | Pulse Nigeria

Erstwhile Senator representing Imo North, Athan Achonu, has emerged the governorship candidate of the Labour Party for Imo State.

Mr Otti said Mr Achonu defeated his closest rival, Lincoln Ogunewe, a retired major general, who scored 121 votes.

There were three different venues of Labour Party (LP) governorship primary elections holding simultaneously to elect the gubernatorial candidate of the party

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