Nigeria’s Benue Labour Party backs Tinubu’s re-election
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Vanguard
The Labour Party in Benue State has rejected any alliance with other parties and announced its support for President Bola Tinubu’s re-election in 2027. Its state chairman, William Ochonu, says the party remains independent and is already mobilising voters for Tinubu and its own candidates, according to a statement reported by Vanguard.
The Labour Party (LP) in Benue State says it will support Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s re-election while rejecting any alliance or coalition with other parties. Its state chairman, William Ochonu, said the Benue LP was conducting its own campaign for Tinubu and its candidates, Vanguard reports.
Ochonu said the party would mobilise voters in Benue’s 23 local government areas without joining the purported strategic partnership mentioned in a publicly circulating list. He announced the forthcoming creation of an LP Independent Campaign Council to coordinate the campaign in support of Tinubu’s re-election.
The official presented support for Tinubu as being based on his assessment of the government’s reforms in the economy, infrastructure, security and agriculture. He also called on voters to support LP candidates at all levels in the state, from the governorship to local assemblies, according to Vanguard.
The position comes after Danjuma’s support for Tinubu’s re-election in 2027, announced on 9 November, and Donald Duke’s proposal to step aside for a single opposition candidate, reported on 10 November.
