Edo LG Election: Peter Obi To Attend Labour Party Mega Rally In Benin

The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, is set to attend the party’s mega rally for the upcoming Local Government Election in Edo State.

Naija News reports that the former Governor of Anambra State and other leaders of the party will arrive in Benin City, the state capital, today for the event.

The former President of the Nigeria Bar Association (NBA) and an LP chieftain, Olumide Apata, made this known in a series of tweets via his Twitter handle on Monday.

Apata also disclosed that the mega rally will take place at the Baptist Convention Ground, TV Road Off Siluko Road, Benin City, by 10 am.

He wrote: “I join all members of the @NGLabour Party & the OBIdient Family in Edo State in welcoming H.E. @PeterObi
to Benin City, Edo State, on Monday, 21 August 2023, as he takes part in the Edo State Labour Party Mega Rally for the 2023 LGA Election taking place at the Baptist Convention Ground, TV Road Off Siluko Road, Benin City, Edo State by 10 am.

“Being the tier of government that is closest to the people, the visit of H.E. Peter Obi to attend the Mega Rally for the LGA Election reinforces @NgLabour Party as an authentic pro-people Party and underscores the importance that the Party attaches to the forthcoming election. Okwute Nd’igbo! Nnoooo!!! A new Nigeria is indeed POssible.”

Presidential Tribunal: ‘Peter Obi, Atiku, Kwankwaso Plan Alliance To Take Power From APC

Prominent opposition politicians, including Obi, Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and Rabiu Kwankwaso of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), are reportedly working on an alliance to wrest power from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).

Naija News gathered the trio is looking at the possibility of an alliance which would enable them to present a formidable stand against the APC.

It is further understood that the extent of their agreement to work together is still in the early stages, is being planned in phases, and also dependent on the eventual outcome of the 2023 presidential election tribunal in which the victory of President Bola Tinubu is being challenged.