Lawrence Nwimo, Awka
Labour Party chieftain and candidate for Anambra Central senatorial district, Chief Victor Umeh, says the party does not necessarily need presidential a campaign council to win 2023 presidential poll.
He said the constitution of the campaign council to execute the election would be a mere formality as people had already formed the campaign movement in different quarters of the country.
Umeh stated this Friday, while addressing newsmen in Awka, the Anambra State capital.
He said: “We are careful in the Labour Party. We don’t do things because others are doing it. We search for things that will make Nigeria great again.
“When we searched for Obi’s running mate, you saw that we waited to make sure we got someone who matched the pairing. Senator Umeh said Yusuf Datti Ahmed is a very seasoned person.
“The Labour Party presidential ticket has the best brain of people who can give Nigerians what they are yearning for.
“Peter Obi as president and Datti Ahmed as Vice, two of them are young and energetic, very resourceful and knowledgeable. They’re going to work as a team to bring modernity to leadership in Nigeria.
“They represent a generation that is well vast in knowledge, a generation that is in tune with the modern techniques of leadership and development. They won’t provide leadership by guesswork because they know the numbers and things that will impact on the economy.”
Speaking further, Umeh described the massive rally in Jos on Wednesday as a tip of the iceberg. He maintained that setting up a campaign council is just to fulfill all righteousness.
“We didn’t have a campaign council, yet on Wednesday, Jos was shutdown. No campaign council can organize that kind of rally.
“People were overwhelmed even when we have not planned it yet. As a matter of fact, people are the campaign council of Labour Party.
“It is not about putting down names. Without doing anything, the campaign is already running. What happened in Jos, nobody can mobilize such gathering not even APC or PDP with all the money they possess.
“In the rally, the chairman and the presidential candidate were not there but it was still well organized. Yet what they were able to showcase, no other party can do that, which shows that people have taken over the project, and driving it.
“LP setting up a campaign council is just to fulfill formality. People want to escape this crunch and pangs of poverty in Nigeria. If you love yourself, you’ll become ‘OBIdient’ immediately.”
