The Nigeria Labour Congress has declared its support for the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, ahead of Saturday’s presidential election.
The declaration is coming after an inaugural meeting held on Wednesday by the congress’ National Administrative Council.
The PUNCH on June 22, 2022, reported that the organised labour, comprising the NLC and Trade Union Congress, declared its support in separate speeches made by their presidents at the 10th-anniversary lecture in honour of the labour veteran, the late Comrade Pascal Bayau in Abuja.
Delivering his speech, the NLC President, Comrade Ayuba Wabba, said that Mr Obi is among the finest Nigerian and the first presidential candidate of LP to be recognised by the Labour Centre.
He said that the NLC will fully mobilise to ensure the victory of the party in the 2023 general elections.
Also, on Monday, the African Democratic Congress collapsed its structures to endorse Obi for president.
Meanwhile, in another statement to endorse Obi’s candidacy dated Wednesday, February 22, 2023 and titled, ‘The elections are here – support the Labour Party’ signed by the National Secretary, National Political Commission of the congress, Chris Uyot.
