Less than 72 hours after he exited the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Edo politician, Kenneth Imansuangbon, has joined the Labour Party (LP) ahead of the 2024 governorship election in the State.
The embattled National Chairman of LP, Julius Abure, presented Imansuangbon with the membership card of his party on Friday, in Abuja.
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Receiving the membership card, Imansuangbon urged the Labour Party to make its primary transparent.
“All that I need is a free and fair primary. With that, I will get the ticket of the party. By the time I get the ticket, it is over for the PDP and the All Progressives Congress. PDP is dead. I have taken the glory away; the shine. By 2024, the Labour Party will form a government in Edo State,” he said.
Abure assured Imansuangbon of a level playing field during the primary.
He said, “It is going to be a level playing field. There are several examples to show. When we did the Anambra primary it was the best.
“For Edo and Ondo, I assure you that it will be free and fair. We have made that standard and we will not renege on it. Our party is built on integrity and we will deliver on it. We cannot be seen to be abandoning this principle because expectations are high.
“One of the challenges we have with the elites is that we have no role models, only a few to emulate compared to what we had in the first Republic.
“Young Nigerians are looking up to us to provide credible leadership. Therefore, we cannot perform below or disappoint them.”