APC Plotting to Infiltrate Our Structures Ahead of 2027 — Labour Party

The Labour Party (LP) has raised alarm over what it described as a calculated plan by the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to hijack its party structures ahead of the 2027 general elections.

In a telephone interview with Sunday Vanguard, the party’s Interim National Publicity Secretary, Tony Akeni, alleged that intelligence reaching the LP headquarters from across states showed that the APC was planting moles to penetrate the party’s structures through the forthcoming congresses at ward, local government, state, zonal, and national levels.

Akeni said:

“We have been made aware of the heinous plot by the ruling APC to infiltrate our ranks at all levels to derail our forthcoming congresses. In the event that fails, they plan to get a seat on our party’s table to continue from where they stopped after failing to use our former National Chairman, Julius Abure, to distract us from our goal of rebuilding our party.”

He further accused the APC of manipulating democratic institutions to its advantage, alleging that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had lost credibility under the current administration.

“Nigerians are also aware of what the current administration has turned our institutions such as INEC into. We are all witnesses to what transpired during the by-elections held in 16 states recently and the manipulation of the ongoing continuous voter registration exercise,” he stated.

Akeni recalled past irregularities, mocking instances where strange names such as “Mike Tyson, Michael Jackson, and Lionel Richie” appeared on the voters’ register, warning Nigerians against a repeat of such electoral fraud.

He urged citizens to remain alert:

“As a party, we will continue to urge Nigerian voters to be vigilant. Eternal vigilance, as they say, is the price we all must pay to protect our democracy.”

On the future leadership of INEC, Akeni stressed the need for a credible personality when the tenure of the current chairman expires later this year.

“The person must be above board, fair-minded, God-fearing, incorruptible, and, most importantly, have the courage to tell truth to power,” he said.