Nigeria, March 4 -- The Labour Party (LP) hasaccusedits former governorship aspirant in Anambra State, Valentine Ozigbo,of defectingto the All Progressives Congress (APC) because of financial difficulties.

Ozigbo, the People's Democratic Party candidate in the Anambra 2021 Governorship Election, defected to the APC from the LP last month.

His defection had raised a lot of dust, especially considering his affiliation with former LP Presidential Candidate, Mr Peter Obi, who is still in the LP.

Ozigbo had claimed that he left the LP due to the party's lingering leadership crisis, describing it as a "toxic entity" where no grave and ambitious member should remain.

In a statement issued in Abuja, the National Publicity Secretary of LP, Obi...