Tension Grips Labour Party As High Profile Defections Loom

ABUJA: There are growing concerns within the ranks of the opposition Labour Party LP following speculations of an impending mass defection of some of its high-profile members, including the Abia State Governor, Alex Otti.

Saturday Vanguard gathered that while some of the members are waiting for a final pronouncement by the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC on the Supreme Court verdict on the leadership tussle, before making their move.

A top-ranking party official familiar with the situation, who spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the matter, confided in this paper that Governor Otti was discussing personal terms with the APC.

The source said, The governor is yet to move because his conditions have not yet been met.