The Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 General Election, Mr. Peter Obi, on Tuesday urged aggrieved party members to put the survival of Nigerians and Nigeria first above all other interests.
Obi who was at the party’s National Secretariat in Abuja also paid a courtesy call to the party national leadership said that he would continue in his efforts to bring all warring parties together following the crisis in the party that became very prominent after is National convention at Nnewi.
He stated that the challenges facing Nigeria are human capital development especially gfod, security, education, health and portable drinking water.
Addressing teaming party supports who were at the secretariat he said, “For now let us talk about how we are going to survive till then because we politician always focus on the next election and not about human beings. That for me when they survive, to the next election, we can talk about the election.
“Let us focus on Nigeria, and see that Nigeria works, if Nigeria is working Labour party will work. If Nigeria fails, Labour party fails”.
In his address to members of the party who thronged the party secretariat in solidarity visit, the national chairman of the party, Julius Abure said the national working committee was appreciative of the visit of the party members and the presidential candidate.
He said it was high time the varying groups of dissent voices over the Nnewi convention to come together and set all their personal interest aside and work for a party that would make a good show in the next election season.
“I want to say this very clear, the convention has come and gone, all those who are still angry with us over the Nnewi convention, we want to appeal to them and that they should all come together to work with us too build the party for a new Nigeria that has a vision.
“I believe very strongly that personal interest should be put aside and pursue a new Nigeria that will work for all, “Abure stated.
The Chairman of the Labour Party, Federal Capital Territory chapter, Peter Didugwu, who organized the visit said that the chapter had come in solidarity with the national working committee of the party and promised to make a good show at the area councils elections.
