Ime Akpan
Ahead of the supplementary election holding tomorrow (Saturday), the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Mr. Peter Obi, yesterday began an aggressive marketing of a veteran journalist and LP candidate for Ogbaru federal constituency of Anambra State, Mr. Victor Ogene, to the electorate.
Ogene served as a federal lawmaker from 2011-2015 on the platform Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
The election in Ogbaru federal constituency was declared inconclusive by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) after the February 25 presidential and national assembly elections.
Obi who was on a road show campaign with the candidate said Ogene is a good and humble person who would ensure that the area does not lag behind in terms of development.
The campaign train toured all the wards in the federal constituency, where INEC is slated to conduct supplementary election to decide the ultimate winner.
At the various spots where he presented Ogene to the people, Obi who was accompanied by a senator-elect, Mr. Tony Nwoye, informed the electorate that Ogene is committed to his (Obi’s) philosophy of “building a new Nigeria.”
“I am here to beg you to vote for us; vote for LP, vote for Afam Ogene. We will support him and he will rebuild Ogbaru.
“Remember that I built all these roads here when I was governor, if you vote for us in this Saturday re-run election, we will come back to thank you; Afam Ogene will develop here,” he added.
Recall that the LP won both the presidential and senatorial elections in Ogbaru in February, while Ogene was also leading other parties in the house of representatives election before INEC declared the poll as inconclusive.