The Senator representing the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Ireti Kingibe, says she does not see her party, the Labour Party winning in the forthcoming 2027 general elections.
Kingibe, who stated this on Tuesday, when she appeared as a guest on ‘Political Paradigm’, a programme on Channels Television, added that the Labour Party is fractured with internal wranglings.
According to her, though she remained a member of the Labour Party, she has aligned with the opposition coalition flagged on the platform of the African Democratic Party, ADC.
“Yes, I am (still a member of the Labour Party) but I support the ADC,” she said.
She further stated that the Labour Party would bungle the chances of the opposition in the forthcoming FCT election, hence the choice of the ADC.
“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,” she added.
Speaking on whether she might dump the Labour Party if the leadership crisis within the party persists, the lawmaker said she might defect eventually.