Anambra 2014: Ifeanyi Ubah joins Labour Party

After a long wait and much expectation,
Nigeria’s business mogul, Ifeanyi Ubah has
finally joined the Labour Party ahead of the
2014 governorship polls in Anambra state.
The Capital Oil and Gas boss went to his
Obiokpuno, Otolo Nnewi ward where the
chairman of the ward, Mr Amobi
Nkerimonye. Got him registered, while the
secretary of the ward, Mr Emeka Adirika
had issued him the LP membership card.
Speaking at the state secretariat of the
party after performing the same ceremony
at Nnewi North Local Government chapter
of the party, Ubah stated,” I thank you all,
my brothers. Today, I want to tell you that I
have joined the Labour Party. I came into
Labour Party so that we can join hands to
reform Anambra state”.
Ubah said he decided to pitch his
tent with the LP after due
consultations with churches,
families, elders and stakeholders in the
state who endorsed his choice for the
party.
He said “ I have made consultations before
I decided to join the Labour Party.
After the consultations, I came to the
conclusion that the only party that has
human being as its symbol was the LP,
while others have been represented by
inanimate objects”
.
He said his campaign organization and
other members of the LP would hold 14
days prayer to ask God for forgiveness for
having allowed a party with a cock symbol
to govern the state.
Earlier, the state chairman of the party, Mr
Samuel Orargbulam thanked Ubah for
joining the party, saying that they had been
praying for a credible, suitable, qualified
and acceptable aspirant like him to join the
party.
He said that with Ubah, accepting to
contest under the party platform, the party
would sweep the governorship polls come
2014 and take Anambra to greater heights.