Imo workers have lost faith in Nov 11 guber poll, not compulsory it ‘ll hold – NLC

“Get feedback from your correspondents in Imo, ask them in the whole street on Owerri whether there is a poster of any other party”

By Ezurike Ugochukwu

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has stated that workers in Imo State and the general public have lost confidence in the November 11 governorship election’s ability to yield positive outcome.
The NLC therefore believes there is nothing to lose if the election does not hold in the state.
The NLC Head of International Relations, Uchenna Ekwe, made the declaration at an interview on Channels TV Wednesday morning.
He emphasised that the Imo populace has been subjected to relentless violence, rendering the election ineffective.

Ekwe further stated that Imo workers have lost faith in the election’s ability to bring about any meaningful change.

He questioned, “Talking about the election, in Imo in particular, did the votes count? How did he (Hope Uzodinma) become governor? In Imo, is the place not terrorized?”

“Go to Imo I challenge you, you won’t see a poster of any other party, you can’t even see a tiny poster of any other party. Get feedback from your correspondents in Imo, ask them in the whole street on Owerri whether there is a poster of any other party,” he challenged.

Ekwe expressed scepticism regarding the prospect of a credible election, citing the disruption of an INEC meeting. He maintained that workers and the general populace have lost confidence in the election’s ability to yield positive outcomes.

“How can you say election is coming up, INEC meeting was disrupted, how can you hope that there will be any election, we don’t have faith, even the workers don’t have faith that the election will determine anything, that is the truth,” Ekwe asserted.

“We don’t believe election in Imo will produce anything because the Imo people have been crushed, violence have taken over the place. We are not telling them not to come out to vote but the people will be scared to come out,” he added.

Ekwe said the world would not crumble if the election did not take place as planned.

“Must there be election in Imo, will the world end? Will the world end if there is no election in Imo State? No, the world would not end, we are not disrupting election,” he maintained.