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Labour Party (LP) on Wednesday released 1,453 names as its final Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) list ahead of the 2023 General Election.
The Labour party had released the names of 1, 234 member Campaign Council but later retracted it to make some changes and to accommodate more people.
LP’s Chairman, Julius Abure at a news conference in Abuja said the first list was retracted in order to capture all interest which have been achieved with the new list .
Abure said that the Director-General of the Presidential Campaign Council remains Dr Doyin Okupe while retired Assistant Inspector-General of Police, Mr Mohammed Zarewa, would serve as its chairman.
Some of the members are Mr Oseloka Obaze, who would serve as Deputy Director-General and Campaign Manager, and Alhaji Yusuf Maitama, Deputy Director-General (North).
Also in the council are Mr Yunusa Tanko, Spokesperson and Mr Clement Ojukwu, Secretary. Mr Denzel Ketenbe is Deputy Director-General (South); Mr Isaac Balami, Deputy Campaign Manager 1, and Mrs Eyitemi Taire, Deputy Campaign Manager 2 among others.
The Zonal Officers are: Coordinator South East Chief. Damian Okeke-Ogene, Coordinator South-South Prince Favour Rueben and Coordinator South-West, Mr. Balogun Oshuntokun.
Other State officers are : Coordinator North-Central Mr Joseph Ndira, Coordinator North-East Mr. Alhassan Fawu and Coordinator North-West Alhaji Audie Mohammed.
He said, “I have the honor and privilege this evening to present the campaign list of our campaign Council and the committees. You’ll recall that on the 12th of October, this year, we presented the campaign council lists. Obviously, there were some errors, there were some displacements. And then we had general complaints about the lists. As a party that is democratic, that is a listening party, we decided to take all these grievances to accounts. We then promised that we’re going to review the lists and that we’re going to update it to accommodate all that interest.
“We have been working on the list, and I am highly elated today to announce to you that we have reviewed the list, and that is the list we are presenting today. We are presenting the Presidential Council lists as well as the committees and the Head of those committees.
“It is also pertinent to put on record that it is not possible to accommodate every interest, but I want to appeal to all our supporters, I want to appeal to all those who have been working for us, who were unable to be accommodate on this list, that they should continue to do their work. They should continue to support the party. What is most important is for us to focus on the election and be able to deliver all candidates of the party including the presidential candidate.
“We want to appreciate all our supporters who have work tirelessly to continue to support us. We also want to announce here that the campaign council and the committees will be inaugurated on Friday. Then our campaigns will kick off in Lafia, Nassarawa State on Saturday.
“So the list is ready. I have the honor and privilege to present it to the press. The list of the committees are also available. They are available at our websites both the parties website, and the campaign websites, so members are free to look at this list. And then those who can’t be in the inauguration on Friday can do so. I will share the link later for those who may not be able to attend.
“I want to thank Nigerians for the support for the party and for our candidate. I want to appreciate all our candidates who have been working tirelessly to establish the party, who are working hard to win their elections.
“This is a call and it’s a patriotic duty that history has entrusted on us at this time. We all have acknowledged that the numerous challenges that we have in the country is as a result of successive failed leadership over the years, and we believe that if we are able to get to solve the leadership problem in the country, and of course, every other thing will follow.
“This is what has informed our strong role in Labour Party to ensure that we are able to enthrone patriotic leadership, visionary leadership, a leadership that will be proactive, leadership that will have the people at heart, a leadership that will lead to reposition the country and be able to address all our human and natural resources, reposition the country for greatness. And this is what we need to do at this campaign council.
“No doubt. We’ll be leading the presidential campaigns and we are very confident that Nigerians will support us because we have the best of programs.
“We parade men of integrity, men of dignity and we believe that we have what it takes to be able to win the election or that provide leadership for the country that will be able to change the narratives of the country. “
The Secretary-General Labour Party Presidential Campaign Council,Clement Ojukwu, commended Nigerians for their support for the party.
“Your interest in the affairs of our great party and your desire to ensure that our Presidential Candidate becomes the next democratically elected President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria saw you speaking out on the list published.
” Fellow compatriots, it is in keeping with our promise to look into your candid observations following the publication of the list of members of our great party’s Presidential Campaign Council that we have studiously reviewed and updated the list which we present to you today. “
Ojukwu said that the party encouraged all to continue to work assiduously at their various Groups, Wards, LGAs, Senatorial Districts, and States including the Diaspora to ensure victory for the party at the pools in the 2023 Presidential elections.
He said that LP remained grateful to all members of the Pasty, Members of the Presidential Campaign Council, volunteers, and sympathizers for their interest and commitment.