The faction of the Labour Party, LP, under the control of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and the Trade Union Congress, TUC, over the weekend denied the knowledge of some aspirants under its platform, saying such persons were not known to the party.

Specifically, the party mentioned the former governor of Oyo State, Chief Christopher Alao-Akala, who is campaigning as LP’s governorship candidate; Princewill Tonye of Rivers State and Chief Great Ogboru of Delta State, were not known by the Labour Party.

The National Chairman, Caretaker Committee of LP, Comrade Salisu Mohammed, who disclosed this while addressing journalists at Labour House, Abuja, said LP was not fielding any candidate for the 2015 elections as its main concern was to salvage the party from those who have hijacked the party.

He said: “As a result of this unfortunate situation, we would like to assure him that we will take all legitimate actions to recover the certificate and other property of the party.

“We need to regretfully state that impostors have ganged up and are deceiving unsuspecting members of the public. These are politicians who for one reason or the other left their former political parties to seek other platforms for the realisation of their narrow political dreams.

“Of recent, the media has been flooded with purported entry of former governor of Oyo State, Chief Christopher Alao-Akala, into our party to contest for governorship of Oyo State. He is said to have been given the ticket by Mr. Salam and Mr. Dan Nwanyanwu, former National Secretary and the former National Chairman respectively.

“This ugly situation also goes to Chief Princewill Tonye of Rivers State, Chief Great Ogboru of Delta State, as well as some followers of Governor Martin Elechi of Ebonyi State.

“They are now the latest victims of political buccaneers. In one word, we honestly counsel you all; don’t jump from frying pan into fire.”