Against the position of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), the Labour Party (LP) Wednesday held its national convention in Nnewi, Anambra state, and re-elected Barrister Julius Abure as its national chairman and Umaru Farouk Ibrahim as national secretary.
A communique jointly signed by the re-elected national chairman, and national secretary, said the convention endorsed Mr Peter Obi and Dr Alex Otti for 2027 presidential and governorship tickets respectively.
The communique reads in part: “The convention in session based on the antecedents of the presidential candidate before, during and after the 2023 General Elections recommend that the 2027 presidential ticket of the party be solely reserved for His Excellency, Mr. Peter Gregory Obi, the national leader of the party.
“The convention in session reviewed the ongoing development and performance of its governor in Abia state, His Excellency, Dr. Alex Otti and passed a vote of confidence on him and recommend the 2027 Abia state gubernatorial ticket of the party be reserved for him.
“The communiques also noted that :”The convention advocated for decentralisation of the Nigerian Police Force to pave way for regional, state, local and community policing.
“The convention is session therefore call on the President and Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces of Nigeria, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to quickly take drastic and proactive steps to save the economy from total collapse by reviving and putting it on the path of growth and development.
“The convention in session also advises the president to bring up proactive measures that will encourage indigenous producers so that our Gross Domestic Production can increase and dependency on foreign products should be discouraged.”
