LP to revise Peter Obi's campaign team list after protesting some nominees
The Labor Party (LP) has agreed to review its presidential campaign council slate following criticism of some of the slates by Nigerians.
Council spokesperson Yunusa Tanko revealed this on Thursday.
The list of 1,234 members of the Peter Obi 2023 presidential campaign team was presented by the party at an event on Wednesday in Abuja.
Among those listed was a retired Major General of the Nigerian Army, John Enenche.
The names of the presidents and members of the Nigeria Labor Congress and the Trade Union Congress were also listed in error.
Shortly after the list was unveiled, party supporters, who are largely young people, took to social media giant Twitter to condemn the former defense spokesman for his role in covering up the October 2020 Lekki massacre.
Despite substantial evidence of killings reported by PREMIUM TIMES among other local and foreign media during the tragic #EndSARS protest, Mr Enenche said videos of the Lekki tollbooth were "photoshopped".
"These videos have been cropped and photoshopped.
"If not, I would have forwarded it to you. Until this morning I had an analyst analyze the video and they said it was cropped and stitched he said in an interview with Arise Television in 2020.
He also denied the presence of army officers at the scene of the unfortunate incident.
ChecklistMr. Tanko, in a text message to our reporter on Thursday evening, said the LP would do what is necessary to address the concerns raised by Nigerians.
“The Campaign Council in synergy with the Labor Party has taken note of all issues raised on the Obi-Datti Campaign Council list published on October 12, 2022. We assure you that we will do the necessary and an updated list will be released soon,” he said.
The National Chairman of the party, Julius Abure, in a statement issued after the Enlarged National Works Committee (NWC) meeting held in Abuja, confirmed the dismissal of the Nigeria Labor Congress (NLC ) and Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) leadership of the list.
He said the names of NLC Chairman Ayuba Wabba and his NUT counterpart Festus Osifo were included by mistake.
"The Labor Party hereby announces the endorsement of the Campaign Council; however, we recognize certain omissions and misdirections of certain names within the Council.
"This will be corrected and an additional list published before the inauguration of the Council.
“The erroneous inclusion of members of the Nigeria Labor Congress and Trade Union Congress in the campaign list has also been corrected,” read an excerpt from the statement.
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The Labor Party (LP) has agreed to review its presidential campaign council slate following criticism of some of the slates by Nigerians.
Council spokesperson Yunusa Tanko revealed this on Thursday.
The list of 1,234 members of the Peter Obi 2023 presidential campaign team was presented by the party at an event on Wednesday in Abuja.
Among those listed was a retired Major General of the Nigerian Army, John Enenche.
The names of the presidents and members of the Nigeria Labor Congress and the Trade Union Congress were also listed in error.
Shortly after the list was unveiled, party supporters, who are largely young people, took to social media giant Twitter to condemn the former defense spokesman for his role in covering up the October 2020 Lekki massacre.
Despite substantial evidence of killings reported by PREMIUM TIMES among other local and foreign media during the tragic #EndSARS protest, Mr Enenche said videos of the Lekki tollbooth were "photoshopped".
"These videos have been cropped and photoshopped.
"If not, I would have forwarded it to you. Until this morning I had an analyst analyze the video and they said it was cropped and stitched he said in an interview with Arise Television in 2020.
He also denied the presence of army officers at the scene of the unfortunate incident.
ChecklistMr. Tanko, in a text message to our reporter on Thursday evening, said the LP would do what is necessary to address the concerns raised by Nigerians.
“The Campaign Council in synergy with the Labor Party has taken note of all issues raised on the Obi-Datti Campaign Council list published on October 12, 2022. We assure you that we will do the necessary and an updated list will be released soon,” he said.
The National Chairman of the party, Julius Abure, in a statement issued after the Enlarged National Works Committee (NWC) meeting held in Abuja, confirmed the dismissal of the Nigeria Labor Congress (NLC ) and Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) leadership of the list.
He said the names of NLC Chairman Ayuba Wabba and his NUT counterpart Festus Osifo were included by mistake.
"The Labor Party hereby announces the endorsement of the Campaign Council; however, we recognize certain omissions and misdirections of certain names within the Council.
"This will be corrected and an additional list published before the inauguration of the Council.
“The erroneous inclusion of members of the Nigeria Labor Congress and Trade Union Congress in the campaign list has also been corrected,” read an excerpt from the statement.
Support the integrity and credibility journalism of PREMIUM TIMES Good journalism costs a lot of money. Yet only good journalism can guarantee the possibility of a good society, an accountable democracy and a transparent government. For free and continued access to the best investigative journalism in the country, we ask that you consider providing modest support to this noble endeavour. By contributing to PREMIUM TIMES, you help sustain relevant journalism and keep it free and accessible to everyone.Donate
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