Labour Party Denies Adopting Maku as Nasarawa state Governorship Candidate
The Labour Party has said it has not granted the former Minister of Information, Labaran Maku, a waiver to secure its Nasarawa governorship ticket for the 2015 elections.
The party’s National Secretary, Kayode Ajulo, made this known in a statement in Lagos on Monday while responding to questions from journalists about the development.
He said: “Going by the primary conducted by our party in Nasarawa State, Hajia Aisha Mbaka, a woman, who falls into the category of those exempted by the party from paying any nomination or expression of intent fees, emerged, being the sole aspirant.
“To the best of my knowledge, no aspirant from the state has paid the nomination fee to qualify to be considered as our candidate as someone is claiming.
“I was an executive of the Student Union Government of University of Jos; so, I know the indelible contribution of Maku to the school then. Labaran Maku is not, therefore, a stranger to the struggle.
“Now that he is coming to LP, if he seeks it, he must be granted waiver by the national chairman of the party and my humble self in my capacity as the national secretary, before he can get the party’s ticket.”