Obi met with NLC/TUC political arm, visit to LP HQ was reconciliatory, not endorsement – Aide
By Jeffrey Agbo
The visit of the Labour Party’s former presidential candidate, Peter Obi, to the party’s headquarters in Abuja on Tuesday was a reconciliatory move not to endorse any group interest in the party, Obi’s spokesman, Yunusa Tanko, has said.
Following the storm that greeted Obi’s meeting with the Julius Abure-led National Working Committee, Mr Tanko said in a statement on Wednesday that Obi had repeatedly maintained that his interest was to carry everybody along into one strong family and not to endorse anyone’s interest.
The aide said Obi’s visit was part of the consultations he has been embarking on in search of peace in the party.
“In line with this, he also met with the political arm of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC Trade Union Congress, and TUC, on Wednesday in continuation of his search for peace in the party,” the statement read.
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“At his meeting with the workers’ union, the leadership of the NLC/TUC political commission led by Comrade Titus Amba and Comrade Chris Uyot was also disposed to peace in the party.
“At the meeting, he clearly made the point that the party needed to reconcile all various positions in a peaceful atmosphere to have a united house that should be all-inclusive.
“He thanked the leadership of the political commission for their understanding and expressed the hope for a good working relationship very shortly.
“The LP standards bearer also plans to meet with other critical stakeholders like the Obidient to have an all-inclusive political family with a common dream of rescuing Nigeria.”