Bye Elections: Peter Obi, Abure Flag Off Labour Party Campaign, Thursday

Hamilton Nwosa
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Labour Party leaders including the party’s presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Peter Obi and National Chairman Julius Abure, will on Thursday flag off the party’s campaign for the Bye Elections of Surulere Federal Constituency 1, Lagos State holding on Saturday, 3rd February.

The party in a statement issued by the National Publicity Secretary, Obiora Ifoh, Wednesday, said that Peter Obi will also formally inaugurate the 30-member Campaign Council led by the Abia State governor, Alex Otti.

“Engr Adeola Adebanjo aka Skele who is the Labour Party’s candidate for the Bye elections is expected to lead thousands of party members and Obidient family in the state to win the seat recently vacated by the former Speaker of the House of Representatives and the current Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila.

“The campaign committee which will be inaugurated by Peter Obi also has as members Alhaji Farouk Ibrahim, LP’s National Secretary, Arch. Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, former LP governorship candidate in the state, members of the national assembly and other top party leaders. Veteran Olawale Okunniyi will serve as the Secretary of the campaign committee.”

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