The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has cancelled the Enugu East Senatorial election earlier scheduled for tomorrow, Saturday February 25, 2023.
The election cancellation is coming after the Labor Party Senatorial Candidate for Enugu East, Oyibo Chukwu was reportedly killed alongside five others while returning to Enugu.
Meanwhile, Chairman of Labor Party in Enugu State said that Labor Party wrote to INEC informing the electoral Commission of Oyibo Chukwu’s death.
He said; “INEC advised us and we met and wrote to INEC Abuja through the National Headquarters in line with Section 33 and 34. The party has 14 days to nominate another candidate for substitution.
“In line with the Electoral Ect, we have done what we ought to do and yesterday INEC cancelled the election. We will hold our primary election in the next 14 days.”
So the election has been cancelled and a new date will be fixed by INEC.”
Furthermore, the Enugu State Labor Party Chairman insisted that the Late Oyibo Chukwu was assassinated, contrary to claims over his death.
He said that Oyibo Chukwu’s assassin’s shot him in his vehicle and set him ablaze.
In addition, he said that the attack was planned.
“They planned it; the man was coming back from his village Amuri and they double crossed him at Amechi. They shot him in his car alongside other occupants and poured fuel in his vehicle and burnt it. So it wasn’t an accident or armed robbery; nothing like that. It was well planned and executed.
“He was murdered. Oyibo Chukwu was murdered by assailants. Investigations are still on but the party sees it as a political murder.
Notwithstanding, Enugu Labor Party Chairman said they Oyibo Chukwu’s death will not deter the party.
“We won’t lose another person, but we shall win this election in a landslide victory,” he added.
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