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2023: Peter Obi, Labour Party Pick Date, Venue To Flag Off Campaign

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Oct 13, 2022.

The Labour Party (LP) will formally launch its presidential campaign in Nasarawa State on October 18.

Eko Hot Blog reports that at a news conference on Thursday in Lafia, Alexander Emmanuel, the party’s state chairman, informed the media that the exercise’s preparations were complete.

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He claimed that the party selected Nasarawa for the start of the presidential campaign because of the state’s residents’ support for Peter Obi, the party’s presidential candidate, and Yusuf Ahmed-Datti, Obi’s running mate.

He praised the party’s followers nationwide for their current efforts to drum up additional support for the Obi/Datti ticket.

“Just like how other states of the country have been massively supporting the Labour party’s presidential candidate, Nasarawa State was the first to organise a street march in support of the Obi/Datti ticket.

“And I think that should be the reason the LP’s national leadership choose Nasarawa state for the campaign flag-off on 18 October 2022,” he said.

Mr Emmanuel said they were putting finishing touches to the arrangement to ensure a hitch-free campaign flag-off, adding that party supporters and other Nigerians were expected from across the country to grace the occasion.