Alex Otti, governor of Abia state, has announced a stakeholders meeting of the national executive council (NEC) of the Labour Party (LP).
Dodoh Okafor, senior special assistant to the governor on public communication, disclosed this in a circular on Wednesday.
The announcement comes after Julius Abure, LP national chairman, advised Otti to stick to governance and stop meddling in the party’s administration.
According to the circular, the meeting will hold on September 4 at the government house in Umuahia, the state capital.
Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the party in 2023, and Datti Baba-Ahmed, his running mate, are expected to attend the meeting.
“Three representatives of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) who are members of the National Executive Council of the Party, 3 representatives of the Trade Union Congress (TUC) who are members of the National Executive Council of Labour Party, Vice Presidential candidate of the 2023 election,” the circular reads.
“The deputy governor of Abia state, all serving and former senators who are members of the party, all serving and former members of the house of representatives who are members of the party, all serving members of houses of assembly of states, 5 members of the Abure-led National Working Committee viz: National Chairman, Deputy National Chairman, Secretary, Woman Leader and Youth Leader, Gubernatorial candidates of Edo and Ondo states.
“Former gubernatorial candidates representing the 6 geo-political zones as follows: Mr. Ken Pela (Delta State – South West), Mr. Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour (Lagos State – South South), Hon. Chijioke Edeoga (Enugu State – South East), Mr. Jonathan Asake (Kaduna state – North West), Mr. Patrick Dakum (Plateau State – North Central), Mr. Keftin Amuga (Gombe State – North East).”
