Can Labour Party win and inspire change for Imo residents? Achonu says Yes!
Athan Achonu, Labour Party’s governorship candidate in Imo, has called on the electorate to remove all doubts and work for his victory, promising to improve the state’s economy.
Mr Achonu, who called while addressing journalists on Thursday in Abuja, was reacting to the Supreme Court’s judgment on who the true Labour Party’s candidate was for the Imo governorship election. The Supreme Court had dismissed an appeal brought before it by Basil Maduka against the Labour Party over its candidate in the Imo governorship election on the grounds of locus standi.
A panel of five justices led by Justice Iyang Okoro also rebuked the appellant for abusing the court process and wasting the courts’ time from the lower courts. Two other respondents were the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the Lamidi Apapa-led candidate, Joseph Ukaegbu, alias Ikenga, whose request to seek a consequential order was also rejected by the Supreme Court.
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Data Alignment:
What is our data saying about the coming elections? The Principal Intel survey in Imo state rated the sitting governor of Imo state, Hope Uzodinma, poorly regarding his job performance at 29%. Still, the Labour Party is the most popular political party in Imo state at 23%, with independent-leaning residents at 50%. The candidate of the Labour Party, Senator Achonu, in the coming elections, is measured to be close to the APC candidate by 5 points, Hope Uzodinma, who is at 22%, but with 47% of Imo residents not willing to say who they will vote for, then Achonu has a right to speak. Our survey showed that 33% of Imo residents are unemployed, and the most important political issue for Imo state is “Economy and Jobs” at 62%. Read more about our data at https://principalintel.com/projections
Voting survey of all major candidates for the November 11 elections
Job approval ratings for the Governor of Imo state, Hope Uzodinma
Political party popularity survey in Imo state
“With this, I want to call on the people of Imo to remove all doubt and work for our success. I have been concentrating on my campaigns because the people of Imo want change,” said Mr Achonu. “Thank God for the Supreme Court. I urge residents of Imo to come out in their numbers to campaign.”
Mr Achonu promised to run a government of the people by the people and for the people when elected, and that would be an example for the rest of Nigeria to follow.
