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.Labour Party national vice chair dies
Obiora Ifoh, Abuja
Peter Obi, presidential candidate of Labour Party (LP), has promised to revive dead and ailing industries in Nigeria toward turning round the economy.
Obi made the promise in Aba on Thursday at the launch of the state governorship electioneering campaign for 2023 general election.
“When I came today, I went by air to see Aba and I saw that all the factories in Aba and many businesses have closed down.
“The same thing is happening across Nigeria because of poor governance. If you go to Kano, Kaduna, Onitsha, Lagos the factories have closed down.
“Labour Party will change all that and Nigeria will never be the same again,” he said.
He said his party’s commitment was to secure Nigeria and unite its citizens.
He urged the people of Aba and Abia to vote for LP to ensure a new lease of life.
In his speech, the Abia LP governorship candidate, Dr Alex Oti said that 2023 was Abia peoples’ only chance to save the state from evil cabal.
Oti said a vote for LP would mean giving Abia people and their children a better future and warned against old wines in new skins and leadership of godsons.
He said the LP message of freedom, hope and renewal would continue until victory was assured after the 2023 election.
“About 31 per cent of the close to 5 million people in Abia, are in abject poverty, not knowing where their next meal will come from, about 51 per cent of our labour force and not employed.
“Not paying salaries have become routine in Abia. Pensions are not paid and the same applies to gratuities, some up to 45 months,” he said.
He promised to convert the state security votes to empowerment investment fund that would expand businesses and raise the state’s GDP from 3.5 to 7 per cent.
Meanwhile,The National Vice Chairman, North Central of the Labour Party, Comrade Adi Shirsha Adi is dead
The National Publicity Secretary of the party, Olufemi Arabambi, who disclosed this in a statement, said Adi died on Wednesday after a brief illness at 61.
The statement read, “the National Chairman, Barrister Julius Abure, on behalf of the National Working Committee and National Executive Council of Labour Party regrettably announce the death of our National Vice Chairman, North Central of the Labour Party, Comrade Adi Shirsha Adi who passed away on Wednesday evening after a brief illness”.
Arabambi described the passage of Comrade Adi as shocking, saying that his contribution to the enthronement of people’s government will be sorely missed.
“The party expressed deep regret over the death of Comrade Adi Shirsha Adi, describing him as a dedicated and committed man, who contributed immensely to the growth of the party in the zone and urged the bereaved family to bear the loss with fortitude”.
The party said “this is not the kind of news we are expecting to broadcast. But as believers, we cannot question God, He knows best”.
“As believers, we have no option but to thank God for his life. And as a party, we will continue to forge ahead in the philosophy he was yearning for”.
“Our party is overwhelmed by this great loss of a very patriotic Nigerian leader; a man of immense humility, who demonstrated an exceptional commitment to the unity, stability and development of our country.”
The party urged the family to sustain the legacies of their father.
Adi hailed from Konshisha Local Gobernment Area of Benue State.
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