Anambra LP in disarray as faction holds parallel gov major

A faction of the Anambra State Chapter of the Labour Party has held a governorship major to elect the governorship candidate of the celebration for the November 8, 2025, governorship election.

In the course of the LP major held in Awka on Thursday, a member of the Anambra State Home of Meeting who represents Onitsha South Two state constituency, Jude Umenajiego, emerged because the candidate of the celebration.

Umenajiego polled 180 votes to defeat his rival, John Nwosu, who polled 69 votes.

He instantly introduced a member of the Anambra State Home of Meeting who represents Awka South 1, Henry Mbachu, as his working mate.

The performing chairman of the electoral committee, Sunday Okereke, whereas declaring the outcomes stated, “With the powers conferred on me by the Electoral Act 2022, and the rules of our celebration, I hereby declare and return Jude Umenajiego because the duly elected candidate of Labour Party for the November 8, 2025 governorship election.”

Umejiego, in his acceptance speech, pledged to work onerous for the victory of the celebration, including that the LP will use Anambra as a mannequin to showcase the celebration’s plan to show Nigeria round from a “consumption to a manufacturing” nation.

He stated he’s the validly elected governorship candidate of the celebration insisting that another just isn’t recognised by the LP management.

The LP Thursday major has created confusion within the celebration as it’s coming 5 days after one other aspirant, Dr George Moghalu, had already been elected as a candidate.

Moghalu who gained the first election of the labour celebration final weekend after one the aspirants Mr John Nwosu withdrew from the competition has already been handed over the certificates of return by the Unbiased Nationwide Electoral Fee INEC.

Moghalu has additionally been given the nomination clearance papers by the electoral physique, whereas different statutory paperwork works are ongoing.

Reacting to Thursday’s major in Awka, Moghalu described it as the peak of rascality, including that some rented crowd was paid to be enemies of the celebration to trigger confusion within the celebration.

“That is the peak of rescality, and it’s being executed by some enemies of the celebration and sponsored by some individuals who don’t have the capability to guide the celebration to the election.

“I’ve obtained my Certificates of Return from the Unbiased Nationwide Electoral Fee and I’ve all of the statutory paperwork because the candidate of the Labour Party, ” he stated.

When contacted, the Public Relations Officer of INEC, Mrs Ugoma Lechukwu, described the contemporary LP major election as unfaithful, contending that the Fee was not conscious of any contemporary Labour Party major election.

“We’re not conscious of any contemporary major election by the Labour Party. The Labour Party has performed and concluded its major election and produced George Moghalu as its candidate, and we now have issued him with the Certificates of Return and different statutory supplies as candidate of the celebration,” she stated.