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The Labour Party (LP) in Lagos state says 20 lawyers have volunteered to help the party reclaim its “stolen mandate”.

Speaking at a meeting with candidates of the party on Tuesday, Dayo Ekong, Lagos LP chairperson, said the legal practitioners will help candidates who don’t have the funds to hire lawyers.

“We have a group of professionals and lawyers who want to volunteer their services for free to help our candidates retrieve their stolen mandates,” Ekong said.

“Feel free to contact them in case you need legal advice. We are hopeful that the legal practitioners will help those who do not have money to hire lawyers to fight their cases in court.

“All eyes are on the judiciary. We are going to win. This is the time for us to stand strong, tall and stay focused no matter the attacks and intimidation.

“We are with you. We want to feel more of you, we want you to support us and together we can move this party forward.”

The LP chairperson said the leadership challenges rocking the party will soon fizzle out as the party has commenced processes to “expose the infiltrators”.

“We cannot allow people who are playing the script of some pay masters in our midst to continue. Our children must grow up to see a new Nigeria and that is our passion and commitment,” she said.

“Be part of the history, fight the battle no matter the castigation and intimidation. If our country is better, our children will sing a new song.”