Labour Party vowed to build a strong political opposition in Enugu State.

The Labour Party has vowed to build a strong political opposition in Enugu State. Interim Chairman of the Enugu State chapter of the LP, Dr. Gerald Abonyi, made this pledge on Friday, during the inauguration of the party’s State Executive Council by the National Deputy Chairman of the party, Callistus Okafor, in Enugu.

 Abonyi noted that the LP would provide a constructive and objective opposition, devoid of prejudices. He stressed the need for a viable opposition political party in Enugu State, which is largely dominated by the Peoples Democratic Party. The PDP would no longer have cause to boast that Enugu State has no opposition political party, he said.

 Abonyi added that members of the Labour Party in Enugu State are politicians who were convinced of the need for a viable alternative to the PDP.“There is a critical need for a virile opposition in the state because we live in a society where there is need to ask questions on what is going on.

 “We will constitute that critical opposition because of the usual corrupt practice on the part of the leaders. “We shall not fail – we shall re-invigorate the Labour Party in Enugu State and provide a critical opposition and we have men and women with passion for change in the state,” Abonyi said. The Deputy National Chairman of the Party,

Okafor, said the members of the state executive committee should be resilient in order to build the party in the state. He also urged them to “avoid the temptation of hunger,” adding that, in life, “integrity is more important than avarice.”

 Okafor explained that LP is a political party of the Nigerian workers, which represents and protects the interests of different segments of the society. He equally urged the members of the state executive committee to adhere strictly to the party’s philosophy.