2023: NLC tells workers to vote for Obi
Ahead of the 2023 General Election across the country, beginning with the Presidential poll, Saturday, February 25, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has advised its members to vote for the candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi.
NLC, in a statement, dated February 21 and signed by its National Secretary, Comrade Chris Uyot, told members in affiliated unions to ensure massive turnout of votes for the success of the Labour Party in line with an earlier resolution of the National Executive Council (NEC).
According to Comrade Uyot, who is in the NLC National Political Commission, the decision was part of resolutions reached by the congress at the inaugural meeting of the National Administrative Council (NAC) of the union.
The statement titled; ‘The Elections are here – Support the Labour Party’, further urged workers and all Nigerians to go out en mass to perform their civic duties by voting in the forthcoming elections.
Uyot noted that Nigerians must also take decisive steps to safeguard their votes, also urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to ensure that the electoral processes are not only transparent and fair but reflect the wishes of the Nigerian people.
Uyot urged all Labour political committee members in the states to intensify their work in mobilizing workers and the Nigerian electorate both at the local, ward and polling units to vote for Peter Obi and all candidates of the Labour Party contesting in the 2023 polls.
According to him, the political committees are enjoined to work with their allies in civil society organisations and students to ‘take all necessary steps to safeguard the people’s votes by ensuring that the electoral process is transparent, free and fair.’
“This is a clarion call to all workers and working people that as we approach the final push towards the forthcoming presidential election come February 25, 2023, we should ensure massive turnout to vote for the success of the Labour Party in line with an earlier resolution of the National Executive Council (NEC).”
“To accomplish these significant tasks to save our democracy, all affiliate unions and State Councils of Congress are to give maximum cooperation and support to the political committees to strengthen their work at the state, local government, wards and polling unit levels by ensuring that they provide at least 10 ward coordinators and canvassers to not only mobilise but defend the people’s votes.
“History beckons. This election promises to be the most decisive in our country. It offers an opportunity to transform our political, social and economic policy direction to be peoples-oriented as espoused in the workers’ charter of demands.”
In a related development, the leadership of the Labour Party in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has unveiled a vote-tracking social networking app.
The app, which was unveiled at the Merit House, Abuja, last Tuesday, was developed by Structure Media Ltd, an IT firm based in the United Kingdom.
According to the LP, the app is aimed at ‘forestalling all forms of electoral malpractices in the Saturday, February 25 and March 11, general elections.’
The development of the app, is part of the firm’s support for the presidential bid of Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s flag bearer and his running mate, Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed.
