Pat Utomi: "Labour Party Has Better Structure Than APC, PDP"

 

Professor Pat Utomi, a political economist, claimed on Tuesday that the Labour Party has a better structure than the two major parties in the country, the Peoples Democratic Party and the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) (PDP).

Utomi, a Labour party member, made the remark while a guest on Politics Today on Channels Television.

In the presidential election of 2023, which is only seven months away, he expressed confidence that his party will easily win.

He said that the Labour Party's organizational structure was superior to that of the APC and the PDP. The labor movement and a college of civil society organizations form the foundation of the Labour Party.

He claimed that the Trade Union Congress (TUC) and the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) both had political commissions in each of the federation's states.

In order to ensure that every polling place is covered, he said, the party will mobilize voters during the upcoming elections.

Utomi, on the other hand, denounced a scenario where officials would steal money to influence elections, a scenario that some have misidentified as political structures.

He added that because the public wants a new story, the scenario in which politicians buy their way to victory during elections is changing.

"With the structure that we have, I am promising that on election day, there are at least 15 individuals standing up for the third force to support the Labour party candidate in every voting place in this country," he stated.

Regarding the potential for a merger with other parties, the leader of the Labour party noted that discussions are now taking place with a number of political groups, though he did not name any specific ones.

He criticized the performance of both the APC and PDP that have ruled Nigeria when asked why he is sure in the triumph of his party, the Labour Party.

Utomi stressed that Nigerians expect new confidence from new leadership after pointing out that they were responsible for making Africa's most populous country bankrupt through excessive borrowing.

While the Labour party has fielded ex-Anambra State Governor, Peter Obi as its presidential candidate, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar emerged as PDP’s flagbearer with ex-Lagos State Governor, Bola Tinubu to fly the APC’s flag in the 2023 presidential election.