Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP),
has apologised to Beatrice Itubo, the party’s gubernatorial candidate in Rivers
state, for not visiting her during his trip.
Obi was in Port Harcourt on Thursday for the inauguration of
the Nkpolu Oroworukwo flyover.
During his visit, he asked Nyesom Wike, governor of Rivers,
to support his bid for the presidency.
He advised Wike to remain consistent in his principles,
adding that if the Rivers governor supports LP, the party’s chances will
increase in the 2023 elections.
“Remember this
agreement today. I’m kneeling down and begging. Take this one, give me this
one. I assure you the one I will take, I will use it to ensure that Rivers
state becomes greater and better,” he said.
Obi also visited the LP presidential state coordinator and
other party stakeholders.
However, the LP guber candidate was absent from his
meetings.
Some members of LP in the state had frowned at how Obi asked
Wike to take the gubernatorial seat and support him for the presidency.
In a statement on Saturday, Obi apologised for the
oversight, saying he was not aware of the party’s guber candidate’s sickness.
He reassured Itubo of a cordial working relationship between
the both of them.
“My sincere apologies to Mrs Beatrice Itubo, the Labour
Party candidate in Rivers State, for an inadvertent oversight. When I visited
Port Harcourt a few days back, I was not informed or aware of her sickness,” he
said.
“On arrival in PH, I
was welcomed by the Labour Party presidential state coordinator in Rivers state
and other party stakeholders. We had a useful meeting, and I explained to them
the purpose of my visit which was to respectfully honour an invitation by the
Rivers state government and that I will return for our party’s rally and other
LP engagements soon.
“No one mentioned that our candidate was sick, otherwise I
would have visited her before or after the event. I had committed to passing
through the campaign office no matter how late, and I did at about 6.30 pm.
“My dear sister, I sincerely wish you a very quick recovery
and reassure you of our good working relationship. May God Almighty bless you
always.”
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