Peter Obi, former Anambra State governor, has emerged as the presidential candidate of the Labour Party of Nigeria for the 2023 general elections.
Obi was elected unopposed on Monday, during the party’s national convention, held at Orchid Hotel, Asaba, Delta State.
A presidential aspirant, Professor Pat Utomi, has stepped down for his co-contender, Mr Peter Obi, for the ticket of the Labour Party ahead of the forthcoming general elections.
The political economist and management expert announced that he was stepping down for the former Anambra State governor on Monday at the party’s presidential primary in Asaba, Delta State capital.A total of 185 delegates had been accredited to vote in the exercise to elect one of four aspirants seeking to contest the forthcoming presidential election on the platform of the Labour Party.
The former governor, had last Wednesday resigned from the main opposition, People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and joined the Labour Party, urging Nigerians, particularly the youth, to join him in his new political party.
Obi’s popularity has been on the rise across the country since he announced his decision to dump the PDP, several Nigerians especially the youths, who reacted online to his decision to join the Labour Party, pledged to support his presidential ambition.
The Labour Party website had crashed hours after Obi joined the party last week.
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