By Chibuike Nwabuko
Abuja (Sundiata Post) – The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, in company of the party chairman, Barr. Julius Abure on Friday, paid a condolence visit to the family of the late Oyibo Chukwu, who was the senatorial candidate for Enugu East until his death at the hands of gunmen.
Obi who stated this via his verified Twitter handle @PeterObi with some pictures taken with his entourage said:
“I just arrived in Enugu, to pay a condolence visit to the family of late Barr Oyibo Chukwu, the former senatorial candidate of Labour Party, for Enugu East Senatorial zone. I was accompanied by Barr Julius Abure, LP chairman,”
Sundiata Post recalls that three days before the February 25 presidential and National Assembly elections, Chukwu and his personal assistant were murdered by the gunmen.
It was gathered that the assailants who were in a Hilux vehicle attacked and set ablaze Chukwu’s campaign vehicle.
Obi visited the family of the deceased in Amurri, Nkanu West Local Government Area of Enugu.
The former Anambra governor, who was in company with the governorship candidates of Enugu State, Chijioke Edeoga; and Abia State, Alex Otti, appealed to the people of the community to remain calm, saying justice would be done.
The LP National Chairman, Julius Abure, reiterated that the younger brother of the slain candidate, Kelvin Chukwu, had replaced his elder brother on the ballot for next Saturday’s supplementary senatorial election.