Senator Victor Umeh, a chieftain of the Labour Party has said that the party cannot be accused of misgoverning Nigeria, unlike the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Newsonline reports that Umeh who is contesting for Anambra Central Senatorial District said the PDP and APC mismanagement of the country was responsible for the security and economic challenges the citizens are suffering.
Umeh said Nigerians are tired of doing the same thing over and over again while they expect a different result.
Senator Umeh disclosed this while fielding questions on the Channels TV Sunrise Program discussing ”the Labour Party and preparations for the 2023 general elections”.
He said the Labour Party is out to challenge the status quo for the development of the country.
The former national chairman of All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) said Peter Obi, Labor Party’s presidential candidate is the right choice for the country come 2023 election.
Umeh said, ”There are two parties, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and All Progressive Congress (APC), which Nigerians believe have mismanaged the affairs of this country.
”Now we are challenging the status quo through the Labour Party because that is where we belong, that is why I joined the party.
“We cannot be doing the same thing over and over again and expect different results.”
He further added, ”The campaign will soon start, and you see people who are offering themselves that have been part of the leadership over the years in the highest level, and Nigeria has not made any progress.
”So it is better to go through a new way of thinking that.
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“Our presidential candidate has heavingly demonstrated that he knows what the issues are- the problems and solutions therein, and that is why everybody is following Peter Obi of the Labour Party.
”The Labour party cannot be accused of misgoverning Nigeria at any point in history. They have not had the opportunity.
“So what we need now is to test a new thing, and that is the disposition of the Nigerian electorates. So let us try a new thing.
we cannot go back to APC or PDP and expect a turnaround of the economy of Nigeria; they have been in charge.”
