{"id":100784,"date":"2022-10-28T18:55:09","date_gmt":"2022-10-28T17:55:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=100784"},"modified":"2022-10-28T18:55:09","modified_gmt":"2022-10-28T17:55:09","slug":"2023-labour-party-inaugurates-presidential-campaign-council-seeks-for-financial-assistance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/2023-labour-party-inaugurates-presidential-campaign-council-seeks-for-financial-assistance\/","title":{"rendered":"2023: Labour Party inaugurates Presidential Campaign Council, seeks for financial assistance"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"auto\">National Chairman of Labour Party LP,\u00a0 Barr. Julius Abure, has cried out over lack of funding to drive the party&#8217;s presidential campaign for the 2023 general elections.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Barr. Abure also appealed to members of the party and well-meaning Nigerians to come to the aid of the party as it is in serious shortage of the funding required to prosecute the elections.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">This is even as the party is set to kickoff its presidential campaign on Saturday October 29 in Nasarawa.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Abure stated this Friday in Abuja at the official inauguration of the party&#8217;s Presidential Campaign Council, PCC.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">He noted that though Labour Party is now the\u00a0 beautiful bride that all Nigerians are expecting so much from the PCC to do all needed to be done to lead the party to victory in 2023, however, the greatest challenge before the party is how to\u00a0 fund the campaign.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Abure maintained that the Labour Party Presidential candidate stands out from among other candidates in terms of character, pedigree, intelligence and such doesn&#8217;t have the money to fund the campaign alone.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">While congratulating\u00a0 those who made the campaign council, the national chairman, noted it was not an easy task to arrive at the list, and urged those who made the list to justify their inclusion.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">He added that the Obidient movement is driven by character, competence and capacity, and as such they should demonstrate that\u00a0 they have the capacity to drive the party to victory in 2023.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">&#8220;The party is competing against parties that have stolen our resources and common patrimony and ready to deploy it in the election.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">&#8220;Nigerians have realized they need to take back the country. The massive support and followership enjoyed in recent times shows the people are ready and determined to take back their country.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">&#8220;We need a lot of funding to drive the process, as the presidential candidate cannot do it alone,&#8221; Barr Abure stated.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">The Presidential Campaign Council list contains 1,453 members which is an increase from the initial 1,234-member list that was earlier released.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">The Chairman of PCC, is AIG Mohammed Zarewa, while the Secretary, Comrade Clement Ojukwu.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Dr. Doyin Okupe remains the Director General of the campaign council while the Deputy DG North is Alhaji Bello Yusuf Maitama and Mr Denzel Ketenbe is Deputy Director- General (South).<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Former governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Anambra State, Oseloka Obaze, will serve as Deputy Director-General and Campaign Manager.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">The national chairman and other members of the National Working Committee, NWC, attended the inauguration.<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>National Chairman of Labour Party LP,\u00a0 Barr. 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