Politics

Peter Obi, Pat Utomi to Contest Labour Party Presidential Primary on Monday

By Web News 852

Former governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi, and a professor of political economy, Pat Utomi, are set to contest the presidential ticket of the Labour Party, LP .

Report says that, the national convention of the party is set to hold on Monday in Asaba, the Delta capital.

A source in the party disclosed that Obi and Utomi are the two leading presidential candidates of the party.

On Friday, the presidential aspirant, Obi, joined LP hours after announcing the resignation of his membership of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP .

The former Anambra governor said his decision to join LP aligned with the interest of Nigerians across different sectors, adding that he wants to take the country from consumption to production.

“Therefore, I have chosen a route that I consider to be in line with our aspirations and my mantra of taking the country from consumption to production; and that is the Labour Party which is synonymous with the people, workers, development, production, securing and uniting Nigerians as one family,” Obi had said.

Pat Utomi, co-convener the National Consultative Front, is one of the stakeholders creating awareness on the need for a third force that will break the dominance of two major political parties in the country.


Cable/Taiwo Akinola

Politics

Osun Governorship Primary Election:”I Have Edge Over Others” – Oyetola

By Web News 630

Ahead of February 19 Governorship Primary election of the All Progressive Congress in Osun state,Governor Adegboyega Oyetola has said he remained the aspirant to beat in the contest.

Governnor Oyetola stated this shortly after appearing before the Screening Committee of the APC at the party’s National Secretariat, Abuja.

The governor boasted that his achievements since he began steering the affairs of the state in the last three years , put him ahead of other aspirants.

“Recently, I began a strategic consultation with the party members to seek their support ahead of the primary election. And the reception has been very encouraging. So far, we have visited 18 councils.

“I don’t want to talk about individuals. But I believe that I remain the aspirant to beat,” Oyetola added.

He was accompanied to the party Secretariat by party leaders,friends, supporters and loyalists, including his cabinet members.

The former Osun Secretary to State Government, SSG, Alhaji Moshood Adeoti, was also at the party secretariat for screening.

Alhaji Adeoti hails from Iwo in Iwo Local Government Area of the State.

It would be recalled that the Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrosheed Akanbi, had charged his subjects to vote for the incumbent Governor.

Oluwo advised his subjects not to waste their resources and energy working against the second term agendum of the governor, saying only those that are not interested in the growth and development of the town in particular and Osun State in general would want to run against Governor Oyetola.

Abiodun Adeoye