Labour Party summit with candidates, support groups kicks off in Abuja today

By Tunde Opalana

The presidential candidate of Labour Party, Mr Peter Obi and his running mate, Senator Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed, will today (Thursday) deliver lectures at a meeting between the leadership of the Labour Party, Candidates and a coalition of 64 Support Groups.

The event which is organised by the Labour Party and the Coalition for Peter Obi, is themed, “Youth, Governance and New Nigeria” and will take place at the International Conference Centre Abuja, today, Thursday, 11 July 2022.

In a statement issued and signed by Marcel Ngogbehei, Chairman of Coalition for Peter Obi (CPO) the organisers said programmes lined up at the event will give orientation about the agenda of Peter Obi for a new Nigeria.

“Apart from Peter Obi and his running mate that will deliver lectures at the event, former Special Adviser to President Olusegun Obasanjo, Dr. Doyin Okupe and the National Chairman of Labour Party will also deliver lectures at the event”, Mr Ngogbehei stated.

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The statement reads, “Our presidential candidate, Mr Peter Obi and his running mate, Alhaji Yusuf Datti Baba- Ahmed will on Thursday, August 11, deliver a lecture to Sensitise all the candidates of Labour party and support groups about the agenda of the Presidential candidate for the ‘New Nigeria ‘.

“It will be a leadership programme that will emphasize how the Presidential candidate and his running mate will bring solutions to the various problem facing the country and how the candidates and support groups can partner to ensure a rebirth of the country from insecurity and economic backwardness.

“Others expected to deliver lectures at the event are former Special Adviser to President, Dr. Doyin Okupe and the National Chairman of Labour Party, Comrade Julius Abure Esq.”