Reports that the Labour Party’s 2027 presidential ticket has been assigned to the South-East geopolitical zone have been refuted by the party’s leadership.
Obiora Ifoh, the party’s national publicity secretary, said in a statement released Monday that the party has not and will not assign any of its posts to any particular region or person.
According to reports, the party released a statement on Sunday headlined “2027: Labour Party still available for Ndigbo to realize presidency – Abure,” which fueled rumors that the South-East was designated as the zone for its presidential ticket.
In the general election of 2023, Peter Obi, a former governor of Anambra State, had flown the party’s presidential ticket.
In order to provide Obi an automatic ticket, several reports claimed that the party has designated its 2027 presidential ticket to the South-East.
The party “did not at any time say it has zoned the presidency or any of its positions in the coming election,” according to LP, which clarified the report.
In line with the assertion: “The party was emphatic in its position that, although it made its platform available for the South-East to pursue its political aspirations in the 2023 election, it will not close its doors to the zone if it chooses to work with the party in future elections.
“The National Chairman, Barrister Julius Abure, on Saturday, while speaking at a gathering of South-East members of the party in the FCT, only advised that Ndigbo can still achieve the presidency if they are more united and can reach out to other groups, and that the Labour Party is a veritable platform for their aspiration.
“The Labour Party is a national party and has a large followership across the country; therefore, the issue of zoning does not arise.
“In the 2023 general elections, the party won seats in the North and across the Southern states, and we are working hard to surpass that achievement in future elections.”
