Olu Samuel, Lokoja

The national Secretariat of the Labour party has reportedly queried the Kogi state chapter of the party over the poor outing that greeted the campaign rally for the Presidential party,Peter Obi and vice, Ahmed Datti on Tuesday.

Sources told our correspondent that the query was sent to the state Chairman, Abdul Ahmed and members of the state Exco asking them to explain how they utilised the funds earmarked for the rally.

It was gathered that most of the attendees mobilised from nehbourhing Enugu State to Lokoja for the rally invaded the Ganaja road Secretariat of the party and held party officials captive for several hours asking for their mobilisation.

It was also noted that Igbo Community in Kogi state did not show up at the rally while few participants were from Kogi West while majority of party faithfuls at the rally were from Kogi East

When the report got to the national Secretariat of the party in Abuja,a decision was said to have been taken to send a letter to the Kogi state chapter demanding for explanation on how the fund earmarked for the rally was utilised.

However,the Labour party Campaign spokesman Dr Tanko Yunusa said that the venue, Confluence stadium was approved very late and that the state chairman is mobilised every nook and cranny of the state.

“Please be informed that nobody query me or anybody for our performance. You are aware that we got our venue very late and contradiction of venue and yet we got the crowd we got. Am sure that the State Chairman mobilized all the Zones accordingly because he was in charge kindly find out from him .Within the challenge we got yet the rally held ” he said.