2023: NLC Directs Workers Nationwide To Vote For Peter Obi, All Labour Party Candidates On Saturday
Global News Reports That Ahead of the Presidential Election in Nigeria, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) leadership has advised all of its members across the country to turn out in large numbers to vote for the Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Peter Obi in the 2023 Presidential Election.
The decision to back Obi was made following resolutions reached by the NLC’s leadership after the congress’s newly elected National Administrative Council’s inaugural meeting on Monday. The labor movement had previously expressed interest in and support for the LP and its candidates in the 2023 general election.
It also agreed with the LP and the presidential candidate on the Workers’ Charter of Demand, which will go into effect upon taking office.
In a statement issued by its National Secretary, NLC National Political Commission, Chris Uyot, the congress urged all Labour Political Committee members in the states to step up their efforts to mobilize workers and Nigerians at the local, ward, and polling unit levels to vote for the LP presidential candidate and all other candidates running for office.
The Congress also guaranteed to cooperate with friends in civil society organizations and students to take all necessary actions to protect people’s votes by ensuring a transparent, accessible, and fair electoral process.
“This is a clarion call to all workers and working people that as we approach the final push towards the forthcoming presidential election on February 25, 2023, we should ensure a massive turnout of votes for the success of the Labour Party by an earlier resolution of the National Executive Council (NEC),” the statement read in part.