The governorship candidate of Zenith Labour Party (ZLP) in Rivers State, Leyii Kwanee, has said that the party has all it takes to win next year’s governorship election.
Speaking on radio programme in the state, Kwanee noted that ZLP is strong enough to defeat the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and other political parties that would contest.
He reiterated that the party is grounded in the grassroots and has its presence in all the local government areas.
Kwanee said that the party is working with several non-governmental organisations with strong communities , noting that elections are won with supports from grassroots; adding that his leadership of the state would change the ugly status quo and return the state on the part of progress.
“You know I have been in this political journey for the past 20 years or thereabout so I cannot jump into anything if I am not sure if it has solid foundation. So, I can assure you that Zenith Labour Party has structures in the 23 local government areas.
“Not just that before we came on board, we also did some works with other non-governmental organisations that are also coming on board to join forces with us in order to liberate Rivers State from the present state of affairs.
“As for Zenith Labour Party, we are strong, we are on ground and by God’s grace, Zenith Labour Party will win the governorship election in 2023.” he stated.
Kwanee said that the leadership of the party muted the idea of changing it’s name but later dropped it due to wise counselling, pointing out that voters will not be confused when voting because the party is the last on the ballot papers.
He said: “We muted the initial plan of changing the name but based on wise counselling that we are almost approaching the election year, we have to go back on that arrangement.
“On the issue of confusing voters about the choice of Zenith Labour Party and Labour Party, I don’t think there will be any confusion because as it stands now, Zenith Labour Party is at the bottom of the ballot.”