An aspirant of the Labour Party (LP) for the 2025 governorship election in Anambra State, Mr John Nwosu, has said the sacking of the Julius Abure-led executive of the party has nullified the candidacy of Dr George Moghalu.
Recall that on April 4, the Supreme Court sacked the Abure-led executive. Despite this development, the party, under the leadership of Abure, held a primary election a day later, electing the former Director General of the National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA), Moghalu, as a candidate.
But on April 10, the same party, under the leadership of Esther Usman Nenadi, conducted another primary election where a member of the Anambra State House of Assembly, Jude Umennajiego, was elected candidate.
But Nwosu, who opted out of the Abure-led primary election but participated and lost in the one conducted by Nenadi, has insisted that Moghalu’s case is sealed. He also insisted that since Umennajiego has been tipped to be a placeholder, he is the rightful candidate to be fielded by the party for the November 8 governorship election.
During an interview with journalists in Anambra yesterday, Nwosu said: “The Supreme Court ruling of April 4, 2025, was definitive. We know who the leaders of LP are. It’s now up to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to do the needful for the process to continue.
“The primary of April 5 is null and void and the primary of April 10 should be upheld, except, of course, that the issue of a placeholder is extraneous to the established process. I am a firm believer in due process and the rule of law. So, I remain in the race for the candidacy.
“In the fullness of time, there will be clarity and vindication. My appeal is before the party. Once the Easter holidays are over, they will, indeed, make a pronouncement.”
Asked if he would go to court if the party failed to hand him the ticket, Nwosu said he doesn’t pray that such will happen, but hinted that he will not fail to take that route if it becomes necessary.
