Mr Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s (LP) presidential candidate in the February 25 election, has explained why he did not hold local government elections while governor of Anambra State.

Obi claimed he was prevented from holding local government elections due to court action.

The former governor announced the party’s mega rally in Benin to rally support for LP candidates ahead of the Edo State local government elections on September 2.

Obi said;

"As Anambra governor, I was prevented by arms of legal and litigation from conducting local government elections for over six years in the state."

The Labour Party’s Presidential Candidate, Peter Obi, will launch the party’s campaigns for the November 11 governorship election in Imo state today.

The event will take place at Owerri’s Kanu Nwankwo Stadium.

The governor of Abia State, Alex Otti, the party’s national chairman, Julius Abure, and other national officers and chieftains would join Obi to launch the campaigns in the state officially.

Athan Achonu, the LP’s governorship candidate in the state, told journalists in Owerri that everything was in place to welcome Obi and his entourage.

He stated that the party’s goal was to run an issue-based campaign in the hope of unseating the state’s All Progressives Congress government.

Achonu stated that the LP members and all supporters were looking forward to Obi’s arrival in Owerri on Tuesday.

Achonu, who was in the Senate in 2015, described Obi as a transformational leader and said the former Anambra governor inspired him to join the LP.

He claimed that his candidacy and the LP’s unwavering support in the state had already positioned the party as a lovely bride.

He stated that his campaign slogan, “Bring Investment Home,” would significantly address insecurity and food insecurity issues while promoting agriculture, education, investments, health, tourism, human capacity development, infrastructure development, and housing projects.