With the upcoming Local Government elections in Abia State, the Zenith Labour Party (ZLP), has taken its campaign tour to various wards in Aba South LGA.
The party on Tuesday, October 29, 2024, unveiled its Councillorship Candidates for the Saturday, November 2, 2024, Local Government Elections.
Members of the party drove around the 12 wards in the commercial town of Aba sharing campaign fliers and handbills, soliciting massive support and votes from the electorate.
The party’s chairmanship candidate for the LGA, Obialo Anyanwu, who unveiled the councillorship candidate for Mosque Ward 10, Chiemezie Kanu, appealed to the electorate to vote for ZLP.
Mr Anyanwu hailed the party faithful and residents for trooping out to “show solidarity with the party and love to Governor Alex Otti for providing good governance to them.
“We are here today to unveil the party councillorship candidate for Mosque Ward 10 and his name is Chiemezie Kanu.
“We are giving him the party flag as our flag bearer for the councillorship race,” Mr Anyanwu said.
In a speech, Mr Kanu thanked the party leaders and faithful for being solidly behind him to contest the election on the party’s platform.
“I promised that integrity, consolidation, inclusivity and quality representation will be my watchword if am elected.
“We are going to come out in full capacity to vote and defend our votes for the party and the state so that the good story in Abia will continue,” he said.
The LG party’s financial secretary and leader of the stakeholders in the ward, Everistus Ikedioranma, said that he was optimistic about the party’s victory at the poll.
“I am sure we are going to win because ZLP is a popular party in Aba and as long as the city is concerned, this party is grounded and active in all the LGAs.
“ZLP is a party to beat. Besides, we have capable candidates, who know Aba in and out and what the people need,” Mr Ikedioranma said
