Ogun state Labour Party forms alliance with PDP against Dapo Abiodun

The Labour Party in Ogun State and the Peoples Democratic Party has formed an alliance barely 24 hours to the governorship election.

According to report, the alliance was targeted at the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress in the state, Dapo Abiodun who is seeking re-election.

Recall that a faction of the Labour Party had endorsed Abiodun’s second-term bid; but, the caretaker committee set up by the national leadership has faulted the endorsement.

In a statement issued by the Publicity Secretary of the Caretaker Committee of the party in the state, Tokunbo Peters, announced the governorship candidate of the PDP, Ladi Adebutu as the party’s choice.

The Labour Party explained that it chose the PDP candidate because the manifesto, mission and ideology of the PDP were similar to that of the party.

The statement read, “This last-minute alliance which was consolidated Thursday with the signing of a working agreement between the chairmen and gubernatorial candidates of the two parties in Abeokuta was mostly necessitated by the failure of INEC to list the gubernatorial candidate of the Labour Party to contest tomorrow’s gubernatorial election.

“After the strong showing of the Labour Party in Ogun State in the last presidential election, the party became the beautiful bride and a lot of parties, including the ruling party, made overtures to Labour Party for either an endorsement or an alliance.

“But after careful consideration of all its options, the Labour Party decided to align with the PDP.

“The choice of the PDP was informed by the fact that the manifesto, mission and ideology of the PDP were similar to that of the Labour Party.

“The gubernatorial candidate of the PDP Hon Ladi Adebutu shares the same vision of running a populist, prudent and all-inclusive government just like Kehinde Sogunle, the Labour Party candidate.

“The Labour Party is committed to the agenda of rescuing, resetting and renewing Ogun State and has a firm belief that its collaboration with PDP will achieve the set goals of bequeathing purposeful government to the traumatised citizens of the state.”