A chieftain of the Labour Party, LP, in Abia State, Onuoha Moses Chidi has said that many lawmakers elected on the platform of the party would not be re-elected in 2027 if they fail to convince the electorate with ‘solid performance’.
Chidi, while speaking to newsmen in Umuahia on Monday, expressed surprise that many legislators in the Abia State House of Assembly and the National Assembly have failed to live up to the expectations of the people that voted them into office.
According to him, many of the legislators elected on the LP platform are only hoping to ride to victory in 2027 using the name of Peter Obi and Governor Alex Otti.
He warned that the people will only vote for those that performed well, and not failures.
Chidi, who is the Coordinator of the Liberation Movement in Umuahia, said Abia people will be careful in 2027 by voting for only candidates that would work for the people and reject those that failed.
“Any lawmaker hoping to cash in on the popularity of Governor Alex Otti and Mr Peter Obi will fail woefully in 2027. We are going to apply the strategy of how to vote and how not to vote in 2027.
“You can’t use our structure to win election and then abandon the people that voted you or be hiding from us. Many of them hoping to use the good performance of Governor Alex Otti to win election would be disappointed as we will only work for those that performed, not failures,” the Obi Liberation Movement leader said.
Chidi advised Abia lawmakers to attract solid projects to the people, make themselves accessible to and stop hiding from those that voted for them.
“Peter Obi and Governor Alex Otti remain popular because of their performance but the lawmakers should work convincingly to attract life saving projects to their constituents if they hope to be re-elected.”