The Anambra State chapter of the Labour Party (LP) has lambasted Governor Chukwuma Soludo for being insensitive to the plight of the people and subjecting them to extreme poverty.

In a statement, the Anambra State Chairman of the party, Ugochukwu Emeh criticised the government for diverting palliatives sent to Anambra State to cushion the effect of fuel subsidy removal and also for poor quality of service delivery.

The state chapter made the remark in a reply to the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) statement against Senator Tony Nwoye and the LP.

Emeh described the Labour Party as a mass movement for all Nigerians irrespective of tribe, religion or ethnicity, saying, Nigerians voted massively for LP’s Presidential candidate, Mr Peter Obi and all other party candidates in the 2023 general elections

He said: “Although the outcome of the election and Court Processes has Come and gone, we make bold to say, we are proud of our son and Presidential Candidate, Mr. Peter Obi.

“Six months has gone by, our members in various states of the federation were sworn in either as Governor, Senators, House of Representatives members or House of Assembly members. Within these months, our National Assembly members from Senator Dr. Tony Nwoye, Senator Victor Umeh down to House of Representatives members to House of Assembly members, we are proud of their achievements so far in the National Assembly.

“We and the Obidient Family are proud of them. They are true Ambassadors of A New Nigeria. We urge them to continue to keep faith, A New Nigeria is still possible with Mr Peter Obi and Labour Party.”

He berated Governor Soludo and those he described as his media hirelings for their utterances against Mr Peter Obi, Labour Party in Anambra and Dr. Tony Nwoye.

“Prior to 2023 General Elections,We all saw the Letter Prof. Soludo wrote just to spite our candidate, Mr. Peter Obi. He didn’t stop there, he worked tirelessly to frustrate the Nigerian Project because he believed if it is not him, it should not be anyone else. Prof. Soludo, Nigerians are still waiting for the Part 2 of the Letter as you said.

We want to let Nigerians and Ndi Anambra know that we are proud of Our State Representatives at the National Assembly. They have distinguished themselves as true Ambassadors of A New Nigeria Project,” he said.

On Senator Nwoye, he said: “Dr. Tony Nwoye was elected to the national Assembly by the great and good people of Anambra North senatorial District because of his unique style of leadership. He is one of the leaders in our party we are proud of. He has been vocal on state and national issues. The recent Statement he made at a reception held in his Honour and other members of our great party has brought fear upon Governor Soludo and Ndi APGA. In case, Prof. Soludo thinks we have forgotten, Ndi Anambra have not forgotten and what Senator Nwoye did was to remind Prof. Soludo, your betrayal and sabotage is still fresh in the minds of the people. We are proud of What Senator Victor Umeh and Senator Dr. Tony Nwoye are doing in the Senate.” (Daily Sun)

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