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Osun LG Polls: Labour Party Calls for Postponement

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By Mojisola Oladele

With the Osun State Local Government elections just hours away, the Forum of Labour Party Candidates has urged for a postponement of the polls, citing the current security situation in the state.

The call was made by the Chairman of the Forum, Mr. Oyebode Babalola, who is also the Labour Party candidate for Osogbo Local Government when he ddressed the media in Osogbo, emphasizing the need for the delay.

Mr. Babalola explained that the decision was necessary due to ongoing conflicts between the two major political parties in the state, which have escalated following a recent Court of Appeal ruling in Akure.

He stressed that the primary concern of the Labour Party is the safety and well-being of the electorate.

Echoing his concerns, the Osun State Chairman of the Labour Party, Prince Adebayo Bello, revealed that as of 4 pm on Friday, the party had not been able to inspect the necessary election materials provided by the Osun State Independent Electoral Commission (OSSIEC).

Prince Bello also noted that the Labour Party has three chairmanship candidates and eighteen councilorship candidates participating in the upcoming elections.

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Oyo LP Governorship Candidate Congratulates Tinubu on Supreme Court Victory

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By Olawale Asake

Oyo State governorship candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 General Elections, Mr Tawfik Akinwale has congratulated President Bola Tinubu on his victory at the Supreme Court, signalling the end of litigation.

In a statement, Mr Akinwale urged the appellants, Alhaji Abubakar Atiku of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, and Mr Peter Obi of the Labour Party, LP, to rally behind the president and support his administration with valuable suggestions on policies and ideas that could be crucial in the journey of making country thrive.

The former governorship candidate implored every Nigerian to unite in support of the government through prayers for the success of the administration and its dedicated team.

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Parties Await Tribunal’s Verdict on Lagos Governorship Poll Monday

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The Lagos State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal will deliver judgment for Lagos State on Monday, September 25, Punch Online reports.

Via a post on X, formerly Twitter, on Saturday, the governorship flag bearer for the Labour Party, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, said that he has been informed that the judgment of the election petition at the tribunal will be delivered on Monday.

He posted, “We have just been informed that judgment on our election petition at the tribunal will be delivered on Monday, the 25th of September.”

On April 11, the Peoples Democratic Party Candidate, Mr Abdul-Azeez Adediran, known as Jandor, and the Labour Party candidate, Rhodes-Vivour, had separately asked the tribunal to nullify governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s re-election and declare them the winners.

Subsequently, on Wednesday, May 24, the tribunal dismissed the petitions filed by the Allied Peoples’ Movement and the Action Peoples Party against the victory of Sanwo-Olu and his deputy, Obafemi Hamzat, in the March 18 governorship election.

Sanwo-Olu polled 762,134 votes to defeat his closest rival, Rhodes-Vivour, who polled 312,329.

The candidate of the PDP, Adediran, came third with 62,449 votes while the candidate of APM, Funmilayo Kupoluyi, polled 884 and the candidate of APP, Abiola Adeyemi, garnered 259 votes.

The petitions of the APM and APP were dismissed by the Chairman of the three-man Tribunal, Justice Arum Ashom, after the petitioners withdrew them.

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Labour Party Cautions NLC against Anti- Govt. Protest Call

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By Wale Oluokun

The Labour Party has called on the leadership of Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, not to incite Nigerians against the current administration in their quest for improved welfare of workers the entire citizenry.

The National Publicity Secretary of the party, Dr. Abayomi Arabambi, made the call in Abeokuta while addressing newsmen on the state of the nation.

The labour Party spokesperson said the labour union leaders’ call on different groups for protest was an illegal action capable of causing chaos in the country.

Dr. Arabambi while noting that it is the right of workers to embark on industrial action until government meet their demands however, noted that the NLC president’s call for street urchins to protest against the government was a ploy to execute the opposition party’s ambition to unleash violence to overthrow the government.

The Labour Party Publicity Secretary then called on the Inspector General of Police and the Director General of the Department of State Security to be on alert before the proposed second of August protest.

Dr. Arabambi as well called on NLC President, Mr. Joe Ajaero to withdraw the threats of violence and charged the security agencies to save the nation’s democracy by questioning those bent on destabilizing the country.

The Labour Party leadership also urged the Federal government to sack the leadership of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited, NNPCL, for what it called opaque financial records.

The party said the leadership of the company had failed to consider the welfare of Nigerians in its operations stating that the pain being suffered by Nigerians on petroleum was due to mismanagement of the nation’s crude oil.

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LP’s Otti Emerges Abia Governor-elect, PDP’s Mbah Clinches Enugu

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The Labour Party candidate, Alex Otti, has been declared the winner of the abia state governorship election following the eventual declaration of the controversial Obingwa Local Government Area results.

With the conclusion of the collation of the outstanding results of the election, the Peoples Democratic Party scored 9,962 votes the Labour Party, 3,776 votes.

Consequently, the LP has won in 10 LGAs, the PDP in six LGAS, and the Young Peoples Party in one LGA.

The governorship candidate of the Labour Party in Abia State, Chief Alex Otti, was, consequently declared the winner of the 2023 governorship election in Abia State.

Otti polled a total of 175,466 to defeat his closest rival and candidate of the PDP who scored 88,526.

The Returning Officer, Prof. Nnenna Oti, declared the LP candidate the winner at the headquarters of the independent national electoral commission in Umuahia, the state capital, Wednesday afternoon after completing the suspended collation of results.

In Enugu, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) state, Dr Peter Mbah, has been declared the March 18 governorship election in the state.

Dr Peter Mbah scored 160,895 votes to defeat his closest rival, Chijioke Edeoga of the Labour Party (LP), who polled 157,552 votes.

Frank Nweke Jnr of the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) scored 17,983 while Chief Uche Nnaji of the All Progressives Congress (APC) scored 14,575 votes to come a distant third and fourth respectively.

The returning officer of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in the state, Prof Maduebibisi Ofo Iwe declared Mbah the winner, Wednesday evening, at the resumption of the final collation of governorship election results in Enugu, the Enugu state capita, 48 hours after INEC suspended the exercise in the state.

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LP Replaces Slain Senatorial Candidate with Brother

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The younger brother of the late Oyibo Chukwu, Kelvin has emerged as the Labour Party candidate for the Enugu East Senatorial Zone election slated for March 11.

Oyibo was assassinated on February 22, 72 hours before the presidential and National Assembly elections along Amaechi-Agbani Road within the Enugu metropolis at about 7:20 p.m. while he was returning from a campaign.

Chukwu emerged as the LP senatorial candidate during a by-election primary held on Sunday in Enugu with 223 votes to defeat three other rivals.

Those who contested the ticket with him are Mr Uchenna Ogbodo, Mr Chinedu Nneji and Sir Chinyeaka Ohaa.

Announcing the primary election results in the presence of two Independent National Electoral Commission observers on Sunday in Enugu, the LP National Vice Chairman (South-East), Innocent Okeke, said that Chukwu scored 223 votes and his rivals did not score any vote.

Okeke, therefore, declared Chukwu the new flag bearer of the party for the Enugu East senatorial zone scheduled for March 11.

Earlier, the LP state Chairman, Casmir Agbo, praised the 231 delegates drawn from the 77 wards in the senatorial district for their resilience and support.

Responding, Chukwu promised to fulfill all the dreams of his late brother and make the people of the district proud.

He added that the family was yet to recover from how his elder brother was gruesomely shot and burnt alongside his personal aide.

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Akinwale Kicks as Labour Party Endorses Makinde

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By Sherifdeen Nashirdeen

Oyo state working committee of Labour Party, has announced coalition with Governor Seyi Makinde to ensure continuity of good governance in the state. 

Chairman of Labour Party in Oyo state, Mr. Sadiq Atayese made this known during a news conference at the party office, Molete, Ibadan.   

Mr. Atayese pointed out that the coalition followed due authorization from the party national working committee and careful analysis of political terrain in the state.     

He explained that the choice of Governor Makinde was due to similarity of ideology, competence, compassion for the masses and numerous achievements of the governor in many sectors. 

Mr. Atayese stated that, Alhaji Tawfiq Akinwale still remained the party’s governorship candidate, stressing that candidates for the house of assembly are in the race.     

The labour party chairman reiterated that the coalition was without monetary inducements. 

 “Our party has decided to work harmoniously with the party candidate whose ideology tallies with ours in terms of security of lives and property, infrastructure development and agriculture and food security”, Mr. Atayese emphasized.

 Meanwhile, the Labour Party governorship candidate in Oyo state, Alhaji Tawfiq Akinwale has dissociated himself with the coalition, noting that he would not step down for any candidate.     

Alhaji Akinwale, who maintained that the merger move was a surprise to him, urged supporters to remain resolute for his victory in the coming polls.

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Obasanjo Endorses Peter Obi For President

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Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has endorsed the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi as his preferred contestant for the 2023 general elections.

In his 2023 New Year message personally signed by the ex-President and made available to Channels Television by his spokesman, Kehinde Akinyemi, Obasanjo described Obi as his mentee and said the former Anambra State governor has an edge in the February 25, 2023 election.

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Obasanjo said, “None of the contestants is a saint but when one compares their character, antecedent, their understanding, knowledge, discipline, and vitality that they can bring to bear and the great efforts required to stay focused on the job, particularly looking at where the country is today and with the experience on the job that I personally had, Peter Obi as a mentee has an edge.

“Others like all of us have what they can collectively contribute to the new dispensation to liberation, restoration and salvaging of Nigeria.“One other important point to make about Peter is that he is a needle with thread attached to it from North and South and he may not get lost.

“In other words, he has people who can pull his ears, if and when necessary. He has a young and able running mate with a clean track record of achievement both in public and private life.”

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Retrospect: The Bangs on Nigeria’s Political Landscape

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Usually, any year that precedes an election year is characterized by various memorable events.

2022 is no exception as the year can be termed as the election eve in Nigeria.

In this report, Political Correspondent Oluwakayode Banjo x-rays the major thrilling events in the country’s political landscape in 2022.

Being a year preceding the 2023 General Election, it did not take too long before 2022 began to witness controversies, tensions and thrilling activities in the political sphere.

As early as February, President Muhammadu Buhari signed the Electoral Act Amendment Bill 2022 into law.

Section 84, sub-section 12 of the Act barred political appointees from voting or contesting at party primaries, hence, some political appointees, who had ambitions for elective positions were left with no option but to resign from their current offices.

In the following month, precisely on the 26th of March, over 7,000 delegates converged on Eagles Square, Abuja, for the All Progressives Congress, APC National Convention where a Serving Senator, Abdullahi Adamu emerged as the National Chairman of the party.

On the 25th of May, the 2019 Vice Presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP and Former Governor of Anambra State, Mr Peter Obi dumped the party, barely three days to its Presidential convention.

5 days later, Mr Obi emerged as the Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party, a development many tagged as the birth of a “third force” in the Nation’s Presidential race.

On the 28th of same month, PDP held its Presidential convention and Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar emerged as the party’s Presidential Flag bearer, which was greeted with grievances, especially from one of the aspirants and current Rivers State Governor, Nyesome Wike.

After the PDP Presidential convention, Governor Wike led the call for the resignation of Mr Iyiochia Ayu as the party’s National Chairman with claims that both the Presidential Candidate and the National Chairman should not come from the same zone.

In the midst of this controversial tussle in the PDP fold, the Ruling APC staged its own Presidential convention which was also not devoid of controversies, even before the exercise took place on the 8th of June.

Prior to the convention, on the 2nd of June, the now popular slogan “Emi L’okan” hit the political waves when Former Governor of Lagos state, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, in an outburst address at the Presidential Lodge in Abeokuta, Ogun state, declared that it was his turn to clinch the ticket.

Asiwaju Tinubu eventually won the ticket, defeating the likes of Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and Immediate Past Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi and many others to emerge as the APC Presidential candidate.

In Oyo state, however, the sitting Governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde clinched the party’s ticket to run for a second term, while three-time Senator Teslim Folarin emerged as the Governorship candidate of the APC, a situation which led to the defection of Former Deputy Governor of CBN, Chief Bayo Adelabu and others to the Accord, where he became the Governorship flag bearer.

Also, in the year under review, Governorship elections were conducted in Ekiti and Osun states.

While Mr Biodun Oyebanji emerged as the Governor of Ekiti state, Senator Ademola Adeleke won the Gubernatorial election in Osun state.

On the 31st of July, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC suspended Continuous Voter Registration, CVR, while the collection of the Permanent Voter Cards, PVC, commenced on the 12th of this month.

Still with INEC, at least 8 offices of the commission in some states including Ogun, Osun, Imo, Ebonyi and Enugu were attacked.

Reviewing the year, a Political Scientist at Covenant University, Oya, Ogun state, Dr Moses Duruji said 2022 had truly set the tone for next year’s General elections, stressing that the electorates were optimistic that the elections would produce candidates of their choice.

Similarly, another Political Scientist, Dr Gbade Ojo pinpointed the agitation by the PDP G-5 Governors over the emergence of Alhaji Atiku Abubakar as the party’s Presidential candidate.

Dr Ojo added that the year 2022 was a critical period in the Nation’s political circle.

Oluwakayode Banjo

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Obi Promises Meaningful Life for Nigerians

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The Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Mr Peter Obi has promised to provide adequate security of lives and property, unite Nigerians and create enabling environment devoid of ethnicity.

Mr Obi made the promise during his presidential campaign at Lekan Salami Sports Complex, Adamasingba, Ibadan.

He also pledged to create jobs for Nigerian youths, make Nigeria a production country and ensure agriculture development for export.

Mr  Obi who had earlier paid homage to the Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Mahood Balogun and inaugurated Obi-Datti Campaign office at Oke-Ado, Ibadan said the glorious pacing setting status of the city would be restored and Lagos to become the financial hub of Africa if he is elected president come 2023.

 The National Chairman of, the Labour Party, Mr Julius Abure called on the people of South West, Nigeria to use their democratic power to change government wisely, stressing that his party has human beings at the centre of its welfare programmes.

Labour Party chairman of Oyo state, Mr Sadiq Atayese said the current Nigerian situation required a different thinking approach and urged Nigerians to desist from voting trading.

Labour Party gubernatorial candidate in Oyo state, Alhaji Tawfiq Akinwale urged Yoruba people to vote for Peter Obi for his detribalized nature.

A leader of the socio-cultural group, Afenifere, Pa Ayo Adebanjo explained that there was a need for voters to choose leaders based on competence and ability to ensure true federalism and not on ethnic sentiments.

The Spokesperson for Peter Obi presidential Campaign Council, PCC, Dr Yunusa Tanko explained that Mr  Obi and the Labour Party symbolized the hope and happiness Nigerians are yearning for.

Highlights of the campaign rally which had Labour Party supporters across the six Southwest states in attendance were the presentation of the party flag to the Oyo state governorship candidate of the party, Alhaji Tawfiq Akinwale for campaign coordination, goodwill messages from students and coalition groups.

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Gunmen Kidnap Labour Party Senatorial Candidate

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Gunmen have kidnapped the Labour Party senatorial candidate for the Ebonyi South Zone, Linus Okorie.

It was gathered that Okorie, who arrived in Abakaliki, the Ebonyi State capital, from Abuja on Saturday, was to meet with his supporters on Sunday in the Onicha Local Government Area of the state.

He was said to have been kidnapped while driving out of his Abakaliki residence on Sunday.

Okorie is also a former House of Representatives member from Ohaozara/Onicha/Ivo Federal Constituency, Ebonyi State,

In a statement on Sunday night, the Director of Linus’ Caring Heart Foundation, Dr David Ogbonna said, “Hon. Linus Abah Okorie was kidnapped early Sunday morning on his way to his house in Abakaliki by gunmen known to be men of the Ebubeagu Security outfit allegedly sent by the Onicha Local Government Chairman.

 “The available information confirms that he had been severely tortured to a near-death situation, made naked, and pictures of him taken by his abductors”.

 “The information available at this moment confirms that their end-point motive is to torture him to death and dump his body at Ebonyi river”

 “His phones are currently with the team commander of his abductors.

 “A professional tracking done on his lines revealed Okoja Road, near Police Headquarters, as his current location. The second line showed Ebunwana, Edda”.

 “We’re believing that his abductors may have kept his half-dead body at the old Government house where the previous actions of the indicted militia group usually take place.”

Meanwhile, the incident has generated tension in the Onicha Council area, as youths in the area are said to be agitating for a protest and mounting roadblocks on strategic roads.

The Chairman of the Onicha LGA, Chidiebere Uzor, has, however, debunked allegations that he had a hand in the incident.

In a statement, his Special Assistant, Akpuru Anioke, said, “The attention of staff, management, and peace-loving indigenes of Onicha LGA has been drawn to a malicious allegation levelled on our Executive chairman, Hon. Chidibere Uzor, by one Ogbonnaya David from Ohaozara LGA”.

 “I, on behalf of our amiable boss, wish to categorically inform the general public that the executive chairman of Onicha LGA has never and will never involve in the abduction or arrest of any law-abiding citizen”.

 “Our peace-loving chairman did not arrange for the alleged abduction/arrest of Hon. Linus Abba Okorie as timidly accused by the named room divider. Hon. Linus Abaa Okorie and Hon. Chidibere Uzor are true and patriotic sons of Onicha Igboeze, and I am vehemently convinced that one cannot plan any evil for the other irrespective of differences in their party ideologies and practices”.

 “Information on public space has it that Hon. Linus Abah Okorie and three other drug peddlers were arrested and not abducted by the state security architecture on the drug-related case and has been handed over to NDLEA for other necessary actions. For more information, one can contact the NDLEA office at Abakaliki.”

Also, the Onicha council boss, Uzor, in an interview with journalists, said, “I have nothing to do with it. He was not kidnapped. I learnt his City Hub was being used by ‘mkpurumuri’ and ‘loud’ dealers. He is harbouring drug dealers and so he was arrested by security agencies led by NDLEA.”

But the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, in Ebonyi State denied knowing Linus’ whereabouts, saying he was not in its custody.

The State Commandant, Iyke Uche, said, “We never arrested (him) or was anybody with that name handed over to us. There is nobody like that in our custody.”

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Labour Party Inaugurates Directorates in Oyo

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National Chairman, Labour Party, LP, Mr. Julius Aburi, wants party members to take the gospel of taking Nigeria from a consuming nation to producing nation and good governance to all parts of Nigeria.       

Mr. Aburi, who made the call at the inauguration of campaign directorates for Oyo State Labour Party gubernatorial candidate, Alhaji Tawfiq Akinwale in Ibadan described the party as the third force which is ready to change the narrative of leadership without focus in Nigeria. 

Represented by the national legal adviser of the party, Mr. Akingbade Oyelekan, Mr. Aburi stressed the need for supporters to embark on an aggressive campaign for the party’s presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi, Oyo governorship candidate, Alhaji Tawfiq Akinwale and other party candidates to emerge victorious in 2023 general election.       

Receiving the flag as a symbol of being the party governorship flagbearer in Oyo state from Mr. Aburi, Alhaji Tawfiq Akinwale listed his unique selling points to include adequate knowledge of local government administration, integrity and his knowledge as a senior civil servant in the presidency.       

Alhaji Akinwale pointed out that his agility, kind-hearted nature and resourcefulness would be used to implement the brilliant vision, including adequate security of lives and property, infrastructure development for a robust economy, quality health care services and education for all.       

Earlier, Chairman Oyo State LP Elders Consultative Forum, Alhaji Lateef Adegoke cautioned members against thuggery, saying intense voters mobilisation and unity were important to ensure victory at the coming polls. 

The highlight of the event was the administration of an oath of allegiance on members of the 32 campaign directorates under the Director General, Prince Ganiyu Salami.

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Peter Obi, Makinde Hold Closed Door Meeting

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As the race to Aso Rock kicks off among the 18 Presidential candidates in next year general election, Presidential candidate of Labour Party, Peter Obi has urged Nigeria to intensity prayers for the country to have a peaceful transition.

The Labour party presidential candidate stated this while speaking with newsmen in Ibadan after a closed door meeting with Oyo state Governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde as part of his consultation with well meaning Nigerians ahead of the next year’s election.

Mr Obi who said he is fully prepared for the task ahead stressed the need for issue based campaign among political parties where candidates would come up with their commitment to the people.

He urged Nigeria to trust him and promised to show measurable progress in governance if given the opportunity.

Speaking on Nigeria at 62, Mr Obi said the country needed to celebrate its survival as a nation even though it has challenges confronting it.

He said the next election should not be based on ethnicity or religion but competence and capacity noting that he was going around across party lines to solicit support with a view to rebuilding Nigeria if given the mandate.

“In 62 years,we can barely say that we performed fairly but we survived  as a nation.But in terms of being proud of saying that we’ve achieved a lot,we can’t celebrate that,but we can celebrate because we’ve seen the nation together.

“Next year’s election would be based on character,trust,confidence,capacity and commitment to do the right thing.I have made a commitment and say hold me responsible,I want to move to secure Nigeria,unite nigeria,build cohesion and am a Nigerian.

“I don’t want any body to vote for me because I’m an Igbo man.No, don’t vote for me because I’m a Christian or its my turn or I have connection. It’s the turn of Nigerians”.

“I want them to vote for me because I have the competence and the capacity to turn around Nigeria. My commitment especially to the younger ones is that I will start  pulling them out of poverty. I want to move the country from consumption to production so it can start from a country people would be proud of”He said


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Former Ogun Commissioner Emerges Labour Party Guber Candidate

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Former Commissioner of Finance in Ogun State, Mr. Kehinde Sogunle has emerged as the Labour Party Governorship candidate in the state.

The Ogun State Labour Party Governorship primary was held at the state secretariat of the Nigerian Labour Congress with delegates from all the twenty local government areas of the state.

The Governorship candidate after his emergence announced his running mate Dr.(Mrs) Aishat Lawal-Keshinro.

The candidate was pronounced through a voice vote affirmation by the party delegates.

Officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, security agencies and Trade Union Congress witnessed the event.

The Governorship candidate in his acceptance speech said the need for a third force has become imperative and expressed optimism that Labour Party would take over the state.

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

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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.


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Peter Obi joins Labour Party

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A few days after dumping the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, former governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi, has joined the Labour Party.

Obi announced his new party via a post on his Twitter handle.

The former governor announced his resignation from the PDP in a letter dated May 24, 2022, and addressed to Iyorchia Ayu, national chairman of the party.

“This project is yours and for the future of your children. I am just a facilitator.”

“Since I resigned from the PDP because of issues that are at variance with my personal principles, I have consulted widely with various parties and personalities to ensure we do not complicate the route to our desired destination.”

“For me, the process of achieving our goal is as fundamental as what one will do thereafter.”

“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.”

“I invite all Nigerians to join me in taking back our country.”

“Be assured that I’ll never let you down.”

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Credible leaders will bring about desired change – Labour Party chieftain

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As the 2023 general elections draw near, electorates have been advised to maximize their constitutional powers to elect good and credible leaders that will bring about the desired change in Nigeria.

 A chieftain of Labour Party in Oyo State, Alhaji Tawfiq Akinwale gave the advice while featuring on Political Space, an interview programme on Premier FM, Ibadan.

Alhaji Akinwale said the nation would not be able to produce good leadership without good followership, hence the need for the electorates to show readiness to actively participate in the general elections by choosing their representatives in governance based on credibility.

Alhaji Akinwale, who is currently a senior public servant in the Presidency, advised people to think of those who had their interests at heart and shun monetary rewards for votes.

Alhaji Akinwale, who is also a governorship aspirant under the Labour Party in Oyo State, said it was the only party that could produce a government with people at the centre.

 He called on people in all spheres of life to join the party while emphasizing the need for civil and public servants to show a keen interest in the nation’s politics.

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