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“Peter Obi is an unrepentant ethnic..” – Reactions as Labour Party Unveils 1,234-member campaign council

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2022/10/13

The Labour Party on Wednesday unveiled its Presidential Campaign Council, consisting of 1,234 members but the release of the list has elicited mixedd reactions online.

The Director General of the Council, Doyin Okupe, also said those who think that the party has only social media supporters will be in for a surprise at the polls in 2023.

Addressing journalists in Abuja, Okupe explained that over 80% of all new voters in the forthcoming general elections are supporters of the Labour Party.

Okupe retained his position as the DG of the Council while a retired assistant Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Zarewa is the chairman of the council.

The National Organising Secretary of Labour Party, Clement Ojukwu read the names of the party’s campaign council for the 2023 presidential election.

According to him, the 1,234 member-campaign council is an all inclusive organisation.

In his remarks, Okupe highlighted the party’s campaign strategy, insisting that the support base is beyond social media.

If Obi and Labour party can put up this campaign list of good and competent people in just 3 months! I think they deserve some accolades. The Obidient movement is still a work in progress.
— LP – Taiwo (@DaSteve001) October 12, 2022

Hypocrisy is when you rejected APC’s Muslim-Muslim Ticket and went ahead to commend Labour Party’s tribalistic Presidential Campaign Council List.
— Abdul-Aziz Na'ibi Abubakar (@jrnaib2) October 12, 2022

The Labour Party Presidential candidate, @PeterObi has unveiled his presidential campaign council list with a litany of his Igbo kinsmen dominating the list with many strongly claiming such is an evidence of his motive to run an ethnic agenda.
— TallJohn? (@JohnFanimokun) October 12, 2022

Looking at the Labour Party presidential campaign council list, I am further convinced that Peter Obi is not a serious presidential candidate, he is just doing it for retweets and likes.
— Duke Of Nigeria. (@xagreat) October 12, 2022

Is it heavyweights they were expecting to see in the Labour Party campaign council or heavy thieves? ?
— Olaudah Equiano® (@RealOlaudah) October 13, 2022

I must congratulate the Labour Party and those who make it to Labour Party’s Presidential Campaign Council List I believe due diligence has been done by the @NgLabour in choosing the right people that would drive our campaign to victory ones again Congratulations Obidients.
— Abdullahi Umar Zarma?? (@Zarmaomar) October 12, 2022

The Labour Party presidential campaign council is so funny. The coordinator for sokoto is from Ebonyi, same with Lagos, he’s from the south East, 85% of the campaign list are Christians.
I was expecting to see the heavy weight they bragged out. ?
Anyways I wish them good luck
— Emma ik Umeh (Tcee )?? (@emmaikumeh) October 12, 2022

Both APC and PDP are desperately looking for fault in Peter Obi and Labour Party. We released our campaign council list they started criticizing it.
For your information, fault finders the list is for the Obidients not for you.
So go and rest.
— Emeka Aneke (@EmekaAneke17) October 13, 2022

"We are not a regional party"

Labour party rejects Peter Obi's campaign list.

The winter is still long..?
— TallJohn? (@JohnFanimokun) October 12, 2022

After going through the Labour Party campaign Council list i can categorically say that’s not a Political party but an NGO.
— Mr. Ba$h!r A$hura ?? (@bashir_ashura) October 12, 2022

The Labour party campaign council list shows that LP is a Christian party with limited national spread.
Nothing wrong with that but for a party which thrives on painting other parties with national spread as bigots, this is not a good look.
— MemyselfndI (@ukejeihuoma) October 13, 2022

The names my Uncle (the INEC certified Labour Party Candidate in Oyo State) submitted into the Peter Obi Presidential Campaign Council did not come out.

Wahala ma sele. This list is dead on arrival.
— Akin Akinwale (@mrlurvy) October 12, 2022