Labour Party leaders, Afenifere chieftains, Obidients storm Lagos for Peter Obi’s mega rally today
Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Mr Peter Obi and the vice presidential candidate, Senator Dr Yusuf Datti Baba Ahmed, the national chairman, Barr (Dr) Julius Abure, director general of the campaigns, Balogun Akin Osuntokun among other leaders are set to storm Lagos today for the party’s campaign rally slated for the Tafawa Balewa Square, TBS, Onikan.
According to a statement issued last night signed by Olawale Okunniyi for the Local Organising Committee (LOC), the Obi-Datti Movement, which took the country by storm as a formidable alternative political force to both the ruling APC and its main opposition, the PDP, is also scheduled to engage students and youths around Jibowu, Yaba earlier in the morning (at 9am) before meeting women leaders of various sectors of the society to be addressed by Mrs Margaret Obi, wife of the presidential candidate and Hajia Datti Baba Ahmed, wife of the vice presidential candidate at the Tafawa Balewa Square Arcade before storming the Mega Rally scheduled to start at noon.
Part of the itinerary of Obi’s visit is also a scheduled visit to the traditional rulers in Lagos State.
Some of the eminent political leaders and dignitaries expected to grace the Mega Rally include, Afenifere and Yoruba Leader, Nonagenarian, Chief Ayo Adebanjo, Secretary General of Afenifere and Southwest Coordinator of the Obi-Datti PCC, Chief Sola Ebiseni.
Others include Chief Supo Shonibare, Chairman of the Presidential Campaign Council in Lagos State, the Governorship Candidate of the Labour Party in Lagos State, Arc Gbadebo Rhode Vivour and his Deputy, Princess Islamiyat Oyewusi and the National Chief Mobiliser, Sir Olawale Okunniyi.
The rest are former Defence Minister, Mrs Modupe Adelaja, Chairman of the party’s Elders Council in the state, Chief Sumbo Onitiri, State Chairman of the party, Pastor Mrs Dayo Ekong, former governorship candidate of the party in Lagos State, Dr Rotimi Olulana, granddaughter of Chief Obafemi Awolowo, Funke Awolowo, Lagos PCC Coordinator, John Ugulu, all candidates of the party, including Hon Mooshod Salvador, among others.
