Some groups in the Labour Party are in disagreement over an alleged deal between its presidential candidate, Peter Obi, and the governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike.
Party sources told reporters that stakeholders of the party, including governorship candidates in some states and other candidates for the 2023 general election, are currently displeased with Obi over the said bargain.
There are allegations that Obi has entered into agreements with some members of Wike’s G5 governors in a deal that will see him supporting PDP’s candidates in Rivers State, Benue State, and one other PDP state in the Southeast.
Obi, who was in Rivers State on Thursday as a guest of the governor to inaugurate the Nkpolu-Oroworokwo Flyover, had begged Wike to take the state in 2023 and in exchange concede the presidential votes to him.
No sooner had Obi finished his speech than anger erupted among LP members, especially those who bought forms to contest elections in the state.
They were said to be aggrieved that Obi was willing and eager to compromise their chances in the forthcoming polls in his desperation for Wike’s support.
“Some of them were particularly concerned that the LP governorship candidate in the state, Beatrice Itubo, known to have been mobilizing support for Obi, was in crutches nursing injuries she sustained from a domestic accident when her presidential candidate was trading off her ambition,” a source said.
