Peter Obi to announce new running mate as Okupe withdraws
Doyin Okupe on Thursday announced his withdrawal as vice presidential candidate to Peter Obi of Labour Party.
“This afternoon I submitted my withdrawal letter from the position of the Vice Presidential candidate of the Labour Party to INEC,” Mr Okupe said via a tweet.
He added that the Labour Party will announce a replacement soon.
“A replacement will be announced by d national chairman of d party shortly.”
Labour Party had submitted Mr Okupe, a southern Christian like Mr Obi, as vice presidential candidate of the the party.
Mr Okupe later confirmed he was filling in to beat INEC deadline for the submission of a vice presidential candidate, assuaging fears of an unbalanced presidential ticket.
Mr Obi is expected to announce a northern Muslim as his running mate shortly, a practice that has often become a convention to balance ethno-religious sentiments that pervades the Nigerian polity.
We have recently deactivated our website's comment provider in favour of other channels of distribution and commentary. We encourage you to join the conversation on our stories via our Facebook, Twitter and other social media pages.
More from Peoples Gazette
Agriculture
FG tasks ECOWAS on leveraging financing strategies for agroecology
The federal government has urged stakeholders in the agriculture and finance sectors in the West Africa region to leverage financing strategies to enhance agroecology practices
Politics
Katsina youths pledge to deliver over 2 million votes to Atiku
“Katsina State is Atiku’s political base because it is his second home.”
World
Social media influencer César Gastélum shot dead during livestream
The suspects fled the scene.
Africa
El Niño may push six million into hunger in West, Central Africa by 2027, WFP warns
Mr Skau stressed the need for preparedness to save lives and protect livelihoods.
NationWide
AGF urges new legal aid board to tackle prison congestion
The minister described access to justice as a national security imperative rather than a social welfare programme.
World
Russia’s missiles kill 17, injure 44 others in Ukraine
Mr Zelensky condoled with those who lost their families to the strike.
States
Lilypond customs recorded $792.5 million export value in second quarter: Controller
Mr Ariyibi commended the comptroller-general of customs for his support.
Lagos
LASTMA seeks community support to curb traffic violations
Mr Bakare-Oki said such engagements would also help foster a sustainable culture of responsible road usage across the state.
