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The Leader of the Labour Party Caucus of the House of Representatives, Hon. Afam Victor Ogene, has said that recent victory by the opposition Labour Party in the United Kingdom is a tonic for action for the Labour Party in Nigeria in the 2027 general elections.
He congratulated Keir Starmer, the leader of the Labour Party in Britain, for his party’s victory over the outgoing UK’s Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak and his Conservative Party, in what has been described as the most emphatic election victory by any British political party this century.
He said the victory was not only for the opposition party in Britain, but that of all believers in democratic transparency and integrity of the electoral process.
In a statement in Awka, the lawmaker said; ” The victory tells vivid tales of hope for the opposition, competence and integrity of the electoral umpires in the UK, in a manner that elicits public confidence and trust in the electoral process.
Unlike what was witnessed in Nigeria in the last general elections, the process in UK was free of glitches, as about 40 million voters took part, polls closed around 10 pm Thursday and by daybreak, the results were out; there was no judicial ambush, as immediate transition took place to the admiration of all lovers of democracy and free and fair elections.”
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