“I doubt that the Labour Party will receive justice from the judge because we could be treated worse than Bashir Machina – Kenneth Okonkwo

In an interview that was broadcast by Arise Television this afternoon, Mr. Kenneth Okonkwo, spokesman for the Labour Party, said that the All Progressives Congress, APC, allegedly manipulated the just ended presidential election. The Labour Party may not obtain the justice it deserves if the issue goes to court, which is Mr. Okonkwo’s main worry……. Continue Reading

In the interview, he asserted that the Labour Party had won the presidential election on Saturday, but when asked if he was confident that the judiciary would make the right decision if the matter went to court, he said he wasn’t sure because his party might be treated the same way that Bashir Machina, who lost the race to represent the Yobe North Constituency under the APC and was replaced by Senate President Bukola Saraki, did.

“I doubt that the Labour Party will receive justice from the judge because we could be treated worse than Bashir Machina was a few weeks ago. Lawan ran for president at the same time that Machina was running for the Senate, and after losing, he returned to falsely assert that he was the party’s legitimate senatorial nominee. Machina went to court because he trusted his side of the story, but the same side also instructed the judge to issue Lawan the ticket. Machina received a verdict but not justice.”…… Continue Reading