Ace broadcaster Michael Bush has emerged as the Labour Party (LP) Governorship candidate in Akwa Ibom state ahead of the 2027 poll, having won the party’s governorship primary and was officially declared a candidate on Saturday.
Penpushing reports that the chairperson of the Labour Party (LP) National Electoral Committee (NEC) for Akwa Ibom State, Kingsley Okundaye made the announcement describing the exercise as compliant with the party’s constitution, the Electoral Act and other electoral guidelines.
The candidate, in his first public statement after clinching the party ticket, thanked the party leadership, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), security agencies and his supporters.
“My emergence as Labour Party Akwa Ibom State 2027 governorship standard bearer yesterday is an honour, for which I shall be eternally grateful. I have already written something you shall soon read, but for this audience, it is not out of place to assure the governor that all through this electioneering, every time he goes low with me or any other opponent, I shall go lower,” he said.
Penpushing further reports that Bush, in a Facebook post on Sunday outlined his campaign message, stressing that his administration shall be about inclusion, about justice, about good governance
The candidate, a media entrepreneur, however, appeared to renew his criticism of Governor Eno, accusing him of “political panic” and promising to respond aggressively to attacks during the campaign.
Penpushing also reports that his statement came a day after Governor Eno took a swipe at opposition challengers, stressing that some of them live in rented apartments but seek to become governor.
“Some of them don’t have a house. They live in a rented apartment and want to become governors. Is that how it works? They should tell me what they’ve done in life that has succeeded. Anything they laid their hands on died’, Eno said
Penpushing reports that Bush, founder of Bush House Nigeria, was a former member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and in April, declared his intention to contest the 2027 governorship election under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) platform,
The broadcaster presented himself as an alternative voice within the party and promising a people-focused administration, however, he later defected to the Labour Party (LP) amid a growing leadership crisis in Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Penpushing further reports that, it would be recalled that Governor Eno later defended his actions and demanded loyalty from political appointees, warning that those unwilling to align with his government should resign, while the warning followed the dismissal of two aides who attended a PDP convention.
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