Obi pays solidarity visit to Abure, endorses newly elected NWC, says Labour Party
Maureen Aguta
The Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 general election, Mr. Peter Obi, on Tuesday joined the crowd of party faithful in the Federal Capital Territory to pay solidarity visit to the party leadership at the national headquarters in Abuja.
A statement by the National Publicity Secretary of Labour Party, Obiora Ifoh, disclosed that the party’s National Leader who he said also endorsed the newly elected National Working Committee of Labour Party led by Barrister Julius Abure urged aggrieved party members to put the survival of Nigerians and Nigeria first above all other interests.
According to the statement, Obi said he was at the national secretariat for a visit to the chairman and would continue to strive to bring all warring parties over the crisis in the party to become united.
He stated that the challenges facing Nigeria are on human capital development bordering on Food, security, education, health and water.
“For now let us talk about how we are going to survive till then because we politicians always focus on the next election and not about human beings, for me, let the people survive now, when they survive to the next election, we can talk about the election when the time for party politics is due.
“Let us focus on Nigeria, and see that Nigeria works, if Nigeria is working Labour Party will work; if Nigeria fails, Labour Party,” Obi said.
In his address to members of the party who thronged the party secretariat I solidarity visit, the national chairman of the party, Julius Abure said the national working committee was appreciative of the visit of the party members and the presidential candidate.
He said it was high time the varying groups of dissent voices over the Nnewi convention to come together and set all their personal interest aside and work for a party that would make a good show in the next election season.
“I want to say this very clear, the convention has come and gone, all those who are still angry with us over the Nnewi convention, we want to appeal to them and that they should all come together to work with us tobuild the party for a new Nigeria that has a vision.
“I believe very strongly that personal interest should be put aside and pursue a new Nigeria that will work for all,” Abure stated.
The Chairman of the Labour Party, Federal Capital Territory chapter, Peter Dugwu, who organized the visit said that the chapter had come in solidarity with the national working committee of the party and promised to make a good show at the area councils elections.