…as Abia prepares for three-parties race LG election
The candidate of the Zenith Labour Party (ZLP) for the Chairmanship place in Aba South within the Saturday, November 2, 2024, Native Authorities Election, Obialor Anyanwu has gotten the endorsement of Aba merchants.
The endorsement got here from one of many strongest merchants’ political blocs, “Males of Goodwill” on the widespread Ngwa Highway Market (Ahia-Ohuru).
Management of the ZLP in Aba described the endorsement as an enormous increase, taking cognizance of the function the identical group performed within the 2023 governorship election in Abia with the large vote from their ward.
New Telegraph stories that the Saturday election is prone to be “a three-horse race”, because the marketing campaign trains of the ZLP, Labour Party (LP) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have all been seen shifting throughout Aba.
The Coordinator of “Males of Goodwill”, Comrade Ndubuisi Ejeagba, stated that the endorsement of Obilor and his deputy, Azụbuike Nwankwo is one which got here from the identical coronary heart they used for the endorsement of Governor Alex Otti throughout the governorship campaigns in 2023.
In keeping with Ejeagba, the curiosity of the merchants is to elect candidates who won’t see them as cash making machines for the Council, however will fairly deal with merchants as their companions in progress.
“All of us witnessed earlier than Governor Otti got here into energy how we suffered right here. Now, we have now learnt our classes and now that the Native Authorities has gotten the wanted autonomy and figuring out their roles in our market, and different markets in Aba South Native Authorities space, we really feel we’ll be doing ourselves a disservice by voting for many who should not have our curiosity at coronary heart.
“We don’t need anyone who will deal with us like timber that bear cash. We’re enterprise homeowners and authorities insurance policies could make or mar what we’re doing right here.
“So, after totally listening to the candidates from totally different events, we’ve concluded that Obilor of ZLP is whom we would like.
“This Saturday election could have the identical turnout we gave throughout the governorship election and we belief all the pieces can be completed free and truthful. For us in Aba, each election issues now as a result of we’ve learnt our classes that each management place issues as a result of no matter determination taken from that workplace can have an effect on us all,” he stated.
Obialor who was accompanied to the market throughout the go to by a robust contingent in Aba South, together with Hon. Finbas Ukaegbu, Chief Ogan Okereke and different distinguished leaders, thanked the merchants for his or her help and warranted them of high quality management.
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