Politics

PDP Governorship Candidate Explains How Labour Party Secured 80% of Votes in Plateau State

Tuesday, March 07, 2023 at 1:09 PM by Nnenna Ibeh

Votes gathered by Peter Obi in Plateau state were mainly from members of the Peoples Democratic Party
This claim was made by the PDP governorship candidate in the Saturday, March 11 election in the state
Caleb Mutfwang said that Nigerians resident in Plateau state wanted Labour Party for President and PDP for the governorship election

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The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Plateau State, Caleb Mutfwang, has claimed that 80% of Nigerians who voted for the Labour Party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi are members of the PDP.

Channels Television reports that Mutfwang said Nigerians of the North Central state wanted Obi to become Nigeria's president while PDP takes the seat of governor in the state.

Labour Party, Peter Obi, 2023 presidential election, Plateau state — The PDP governorship candidate in Plateau state has said that members of his party gave Peter Obi 80% of his vote in the state. Photo: Labour Party
Source: UGC

His words:

“80% of the people who voted for Peter Obi are members of the PDP.

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“After that, they are reverting to the status quo because they only went after Mr Peter Obi because they believed in him. I can assure you that the people of Plateau State believe in us and will vote for us.

“The Peter Obi phenomenon was an expression of anger with the failure of governance, nationally."

He added that Nigerians truly deserve change following the various challenges bedevilling the nation.

The governorship candidate further noted that the Labour Party does not quite exist in Plateau state, but the movement gathered around Obi gave the party's flagbearer some advantage in the 2023 presidential election.

Mutfwang's words:

“With due respect, the Labour Party does not exist on the Plateau. It was a movement gathered around Mr Obi, and some people tried to take advantage of that movement to key in but the National Assembly election proved which party is on the ground and which party the people prefer."

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