By Soliu Owoyabu,
The National Publicity Secretary of Labour Party (LP) Comr. Abayomi Arabambi has told All Progressives Congress (APC) and People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to get ready to vacate from various offices they have occupied after forth coming general elections.
Arabambi stated this on Thursday while addressing the newsmen at Ogun NUJ Secretariat, Iwe-Iroyin, Okelewo, Abeokuta the state capital.
He disclosed the readiness of the party across the federation ahead of general elections after the party’s victory in the court to have legislative candidates.
He said “Well, We are fully ready, we are obedient compliant and by the grace of God, now there a lot of issues, rumour that has been pending around that labour party doesn’t have candidates. I think today, we have been able to silence all our critics that we now have all our senators, our Reps and Assembly candidates in all the 36 States of the federation.
“I as national publicity secretary in that case, i was delighted that today a victory has come to ordinary a person of the street. We are fully ready and i think APC and PDP should just prepare to vacate from the office. Already Nigerians believe in us that we are the agent of change,” he noted
The legal adviser of the party in Ogun state, Barr. Monday Mawa, noted that, the judgment which favour the party is a significant one and highlighted how the case was emanated.
“Today is a very historical day for us as a party and me as an individual. Today, some very historical judgment or landmark judgement was delivered in our favour. An unprecedented one, 24 judgement in a day comprises kwara, Kanu, Kaduna, Borno, it is about 24 States, he said.
“What happened was that, we did a substitution primary for some of the areas we are affected as result of submission. And after we did the substitution primary, we submitted the list of our candidates that emerged from that primary conducted to INEC for immediate publication but INEC said no, that we are out of time as provided under their guideline. We said no, that Section 31, section 33 of electoral act still allow party to conduct and nominate candidate under substitution primary not later than 90 days to elections and we are still within the 90 days as contemplated by the electoral act, and they refused to accept those list of candidates that emerged from the substitution primary legally conducted.
“Then, We approach the court, and today the court adjourned 24 matters to today and to the glory of God, the 24 matters were all found in our favour that the electoral act supersede the INEC guideline and the court ordered INEC with immediate effect publish all those labour party candidates from those 24 States that emerged from the substitution primary so that they can participate in the forthcoming elections by Justice Inyag Ekwo, of court 4, Federal High court Abuja,” he added.
“INEC can only appeal to this judgment if they have become a political party because they have nothing to lose if we participate in the election,” he noted.
“Labour party now has legislative candidates in 36 States of Nigeria and we appeal to the people to vote massively for us because the alternative they have been looking for is in our party,” he concluded.