Peter Obi gets certificate of return as Labour Party presidential candidate
NEWS DIGEST – Former Anambra Governor, Peter Obi has received a certificate of return as the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) for next year’s general elections.
Obi received the certificate of return from the party on Friday.
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“Mr. Peter Obi Receives Labour Party Certificate of Returns as its Presidential Candidate for 2023 presidential elections,” the Labour Party tweeted on its official handle alongside a photo of Obi holding the certificate of return. “Congratulations!!
Before now, a faction of the party had elected a presidential candidate for the elections next year.
But the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) maintained that it only recognises the party’s presidential election which produced Obi as its candidate.
“The leadership of the NLC and TUC recognize the leadership of the Labour Party led by Barr. Julius Abure, a former trade union leader and workers are part of the leadership,” the NLC President Ayuba Wabba said in a statement issued on Thursday.