{"id":9015,"date":"2013-08-25T22:40:17","date_gmt":"2013-08-25T22:40:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/disnaija.com\/nigerian-newspapers\/anambra-lp-tasks-aspirants-on-guidelines-denies-alleged-ubahs-exit\/"},"modified":"2013-08-25T22:40:17","modified_gmt":"2013-08-25T22:40:17","slug":"anambra-lp-tasks-aspirants-on-guidelines-denies-alleged-ubahs-exit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/disnaija.com\/anambra-lp-tasks-aspirants-on-guidelines-denies-alleged-ubahs-exit\/","title":{"rendered":"Anambra LP tasks aspirants on guidelines, denies alleged Ubah\u2019s exit"},"content":{"rendered":"
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THE leadership of Labour Party (LP) has reminded all governorship aspirants and those intending to run for the November 16, 2013, race of the procedure for the party\u2019s primary election scheduled to hold on Wednesday, August 28. It stressed that aspirants who are less than six months\u2019 old in the party should apply for waiver.<\/p>\n

  The state Chairman of LP, Mr. Sam Osita Oraegbunam, who disclosed at the weekend while briefing newsmen on the rules for all aspirants for the governorship post, said the reminder became necessary to avoid a similar situation where a rival party disqualified governorship aspirants after collecting nomination fees from them.<\/p>\n

  The chairman also denied rumours making the rounds in the state that frontline governorship aspirant of the party, Mr. Ifeanyi Ubah, was planning to dump the party, saying it was the \u201chandiwork of mischief makers and envious rivals who want to steal from LP candidate fielded in the governorship polls\u201d.<\/p>\n

  Oraegbunam said public enlightenment remains central to real practice of democracy, contending that \u201cadmitting party members, especially aspirants, without proper guidance on procedures and modalities amount to criminal ambush on citizen\u2019s hard earned money\u201d. He assured that LP was determined to do things differently to serve the people\u2019s interest.<\/p>\n

  He added that members of the party who have validated their colleagues and are not in arrears of their monthly dues of N100 are eligible to aspire for any position under LP in line with the Electoral Act 2010, pointing out that only members who have paid in full their expression of intent and nomination fees of one million and 10 million naira respectively, are eligible for screening.<\/p>\n

  While reiterating that the \u201cNational Working Committee (NWC) of the party may decide to grant waivers to any member on request for whatever reasons and on terms it deemed necessary\u201d, Oraegbunam declared that \u201csuch member granted such a waiver must show the evidence through a letter signed by both the national chairman and secretary of the party to the screening committee\u201d.<\/p>\n

  The chairman added that the notification is to avoid disqualification of any aspirant on the ground of non-compliance with this guideline or party constitution, asserting however, that female aspirants and physically-challenged persons are exempted from payment of both intent and nomination fees.<\/p>\n

  On voting guidelines during primaries, Oraegbunam said \u201cmembers shall queue behind each aspirant for the office being contested for and voting shall be done in line with Article 24 of the Labour Party Constitution as may be decided by the presiding officer\u201d.   <\/p>\n

  He added that the aspirant with the highest number of votes should have his\/her name submitted as the party\u2019s candidate.  <\/p>\n

  On the speculating exit of Ubah, Oraegbunam said there was nothing to support the claim, stressing that \u201cspin doctors of rival parties have noted with envy the democratic and peaceable way LP is going about its candidate selection processes and feel frightened that any governorship candidate of LP stands a brighter chance of clinching the Anambra governorship polls on November 16.<\/p>\n

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