The Zenith Labour Party (ZLP) says it holds no grudges against Akin Osuntokun, a former Political Adviser to ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo, following his appointment as the Director-General of the Labour Party’s Presidential Campaign Council.

The ZLP said Osuntokun resigned from the party in August 2022, stressing that he was no longer a member of the party.

The party, however, described the reactions that trailed his appointment as the LP campaign DG as “uncalled for”.

The ZLP said this via a statement issued on Thursday by its national chairman and presidential candidate, Dan Nwanyanwu.

The statement read: The controversy generated by the appointment of Mr Akin Osuntokun as the DG of H/E Peter Obi Campaign Organisation is uncalled for.

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“Akin Osuntokun resigned from the Zenith Labour Party in August 2022 and therefore no longer a member of our party.

“Prior to his resignation from ZLP, he held the ticket as a senatorial candidate in Ekiti State. As at the time of his resignation, we could not replace him because the window allowed by the Electoral Act for substitution had elapsed.

“We hold no grudges because it is his fundamental right to associate and exit from any organization.

“We wish him well in his newfound greener pasture. We believe this will put to rest the barrage of inquiries to us in this regard,” the ZLP stated.

Osuntokun was appointed as the Director-General of the Labour Party’s Presidential Campaign Council on Tuesday to replace Dr Doyin Okupe who recently stepped down as DG following his conviction by a Federal High Court in Abuja over money laundering charges.

The Star