Labour Party in Ebonyi Denounces Umahi's Remarks on Anambra

The Labour Party in Ebonyi State has rejected comments made by David Umahi, the Minister of Works and former governor of Ebonyi, regarding the people of Anambra State and former Anambra governor Peter Obi. The party described Umahi's remarks as divisive and urged the people of Ebonyi and other Igbo communities to resist political attempts to create disunity.

In a statement signed by Comrade Chief Splendour Oko Eze, the Labour Party's gubernatorial candidate, and other party officials, they asserted that Anambra has never treated Ebonyi indigenes as second-class citizens. They highlighted the longstanding cultural and commercial ties between the two states and acknowledged contributions from prominent Anambra businessmen to Ebonyi's development.

The party also criticized Umahi for the state of federal roads in the South East and the impact of the Vanco Flyover project in Abakaliki. They called for a focus on infrastructure development rather than political division and urged Igbo people to uphold unity among the five South Eastern states.