- Kingibe said Labour Party too fractured to win as internal leadership crisis splits the party into two factions.
- She confirmed aligning with ADC coalition ahead of 2027, citing stronger structure and credible candidates.
The senator representing the Federal Capital Territory, Ireti Kingibe, has said she does not believe the Labour Party can win the 2027 general elections.
Kingibe, who spoke on Political Paradigm, a Channels Television programme aired on Tuesday, blamed internal wranglings and disunity for the party’s current weakness.
She noted that the LP is not cohesive enough to mount a credible national challenge in its present condition.
“I do not see the Labour Party in the present way it is as a vehicle that can win any election,” she said.
“The Labour Party is in some sort of a quagmire, we are trying to put it together, but it’s been very fractured and broken.”
The lawmaker, however, confirmed she remains a member of the party, though she has aligned herself with the new opposition coalition working under the African Democratic Congress, ADC.
“We have local government elections coming… So, we needed a platform,” she explained.
“The Labour Party would have been that platform, but it was broken. There are two factions of the Labour Party right now, of which I’m in one.”
She insisted the Federal Capital Territory could only win outside of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC.
“ADC has credible candidates, and it is that platform we are going to use to show them,” she said.
When asked whether she might leave the party if the crisis lingers, she said defection was not off the table.
“Maybe, I might eventually leave,” Kingibe said.
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