The Labour Party (LP) leadership of Ebonyi State adopted Mr Peter Obi, its Presidential candidate in the 2023 general elections as the national leader of the party on Sunday.
Chief Fidelis Nwankwo was also adopted as the leader of the party in the state.
This was revealed in a statement signed by Mr Linus Okorie, Ebonyi South Senatorial Zone and Emmanuel Ezeh, Ebonyi North Senatorial Zone, Mr Emmanuel Nwobo, Ebonyi Central Senatorial Zone on behalf of members of the National Transition Committee (NTC).
“Members of the NTC of the party, Chief Fidelis Nwankwo, Okorie and Ezeh, convened the expanded stakeholders briefing with a view to informing members of the party’s, state chapter, about future political activities of the emerging Labour Party, including mobilisation of new members and registration.
“The members of the NTC also shared details of 2023 post-election reviews conducted by the national and state working committees at the party which the stakeholders resolved as follows:
“That Mr Peter Obi, remains the National Leader of the Party.
“That Obi is bestowed with the appropriate competencies to salvage the Nigerian economy from its declining fortunes.
“Stakeholders observed the need to support the National Transition Committee in its bid to conduct an all-inclusive state congress and national convention of the Labour Party respectively,”. The statement reads.