Retired Colonel who sold property to support Obi says LP abandoned her

<p>The retired Colonel reportedly sustained a gunshot wound during the 2023 general election.</p>, <span>Col. Chinyere Obi (retd.) Guardian</span>, <h2>Retired Army officer, Colonel Chinyere Obi, has claimed that the Labour Party abandoned her after an election-related incident in which she reportedly sustained a gunshot wound.</h2>, <p>The retired soldier gained virality before the election after reportedly selling off her property and pumping the money into supporting the Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi.</p>, <p>The ex-military officer became a member of the Labour Party and vigorously campaigned for the former Anambra State governor. She got shot in the leg during the State Assembly election in her village, Dike-Nafa, Ideato South Local Government Area of Imo State.</p>, <p>Recalling her ordeal in an interview with ThePunch, the retired Colonel lamented being abandoned by the party despite all the sacrifices she made before the shooting incident.</p>, <p>She said, "It was a painful experience. I was a Peter Obi supporter. I made a lot of sacrifices during the electioneering but was abandoned after the attack while defending the Labour Party at my polling unit."</p>, <p>Recounting how she got shot by some thugs, Obi said the incident occurred when she was trying to prevent Labour Party supporters from being forced to vote for the All Progressives Congress (APC).</p>, <p>"I was in my village in the Ideato South Local Government Area of Imo State to participate in the election. On the day of the House of Assembly election, I went to cast my vote at my polling unit, Ward 1.</p>, <img src="https://cdn-fmcrawler.shalltry.com/public/prod/files/images/2023-07-30/original/14fde92e-cb15-482e-9b10-74690b9f02c2.jpg">, <span>Peter Obi Kin Cheung/AP Photo</span>, <p>"Somehow, I noticed that something was wrong; when anyone wanted to vote for the Labour Party, one of the INEC officials on the ground would take his hand and ensure that the person voted for the APC.</p>, <p>"So, I told them to allow people to vo