By Jide Orintunsin, Abuja
The Zenith Labour Party (ZLP) has denied reaching financial deals with individuals in connection to the party’s candidate for the November 6, Anambra State governorship election.
The party in a statement yesterday in Abuja by its National Secretary, Comrade Yahaya Makama, described as false, reports making the rounds alleging that the National Chairman, Dan Nwanyanwu, has reached an agreement with an unnamed candidate after sums of monetary payments.
Makama said: “The attention of the Zenith Labour Party (ZLP) has been drawn to a misleading and mischievous report in a national daily, alleging that our party has reached certain financial deals with some individuals in connection to our candidate for the November 6, Anambra State governorship election.
“The false report also went ahead to mischievously claim that the National Chairman of the ZLP, Chief Dan Nwanyanwu, reached the alleged agreement after receiving sums of monetary payments.
“For the avoidance of doubts, the ZLP clearly states that it has not reached any agreement, neither has the national chairman received any payment from any person as being falsely suggested in the publication.
“ZLP is not for sale to the highest bidder, but is rather yielding itself to Ndi Anambra as a platform for a strong coalition among political parties, support institutions and the body of electorate in the coalesced effort ahead of the governorship election.”
He, however, confirmed that the party had entered into high-level discussions with stakeholders from the three major political parties as well as no fewer than seven other minority parties on ways to use the party as a platform for a formidable cross-party coalition ahead of the election.
The ZLP national secretary promised that the party would make its decisions regarding the coalition open to the public soon.
The party advised the public, particularly the people of Anambra, to disregard the mischievous publication, which the party claimed “is the handiwork of desperate politicians in a particular party, who are jittery over the emerging coalition and seek to confuse our fold.
“In that regard, the ZLP will never be distracted by any blackmail, but will continue to work with the people of Anambra State in their aspiration to coalesce on our platform and enthrone a purposeful leadership in the state.”
ZLP enjoined reporters to be circumspect and always cross-check their facts before going to press, so as not to allow desperate politicians to use their platforms as avenues to mislead the public..
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