Ahead of the 2027 general elections, the Senator representing the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Ireti Kingibe has said there is a possibility of dumping the Labour Party if the leadership crisis persists.
Kingibe made this revelation on Channels Television’s Political Paradigm programme aired on Tuesday.
She also stated that she does not see the party winning any election due to the disunity and crisis rocking it at the moment.
The lawmaker declared that she has aligned with the opposition coalition flagged on the platform of the African Democratic Party (ADC) despite still being a member of the Labour Party.
“Yes, I am (still a member of the Labour Party) but I support the ADC,” she said.
Additionally, Kingibe said, “Labour Party is in some sort of a quagmire. We are trying to put it together, but I do not see the Labour Party in the present way it is as a vehicle that can win any election. It’s been very fractured and broken.
“We have local government elections coming…So, we needed a platform. The Labour Party would have been that platform, but it was broken. There are two factions of the Labour Party right now.
“I know the FCT can win, not on APC. So, ADC has credible candidates, and it is that platform we are going to use to show them.”
On whether she might dump the Labour Party if the leadership crisis within the party persists, the 71-year-old female lawmaker said, “Maybe, I might eventually.”
