The Labour Party, LP, has dropped its petition against the victory of Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in the 2023 election.
Recall that LP had challenged Fubara’s victory with the Appeal Court in Lagos dismissing its petition and upholding the PDP candidate’s win.
But weeks after the development, LP’s governorship candidate in the election, Beatrice Itubo said the party had dropped the case.
Speaking with Channels Television on Saturday, she explained that “the move followed deliberations with Governor Fubara as she also pledged her support for the current government for the prosperity of the state.”
The synergy between Fubara and Itubo is the latest plot in Rivers State politics amid the political crisis rocking the oil-bearing state.
While Itubo had vowed to pursue the election petition to the highest length, insisting that the governorship election process was fraudulent, LP’s most recent move is believed to be connected to the strain between the Governor and his predecessor Nyesom Wike.