LP describes Peter Obi @ 62 as a statesman transcending ethnicity

<p>National Working Committee (NWC) of the Labour Party, has led by Lamidi Apapa, who sent this message said the occasion of the birthday celebration should remind the Labour Party Presidential candidate that he represents varied national interest tied into one and thus should be a statesman rather than being a regional bigot.</p>, <p>Suspended National Publicity Secretary of the Labour Party, Comrade Abayomi Arabambi said this in a statement made available to the media last night and declared the party state of conflict on the membership of Peter Obi.</p>, <p>The statement reads in Part, “The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Labour Party (LP) felicitates with its popular presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Gregory Obi on his 62nd anniversary.</p>, <p>“The Party wishes that the occasion should provide the celebrant a period of deep reflection and ponder on the citizens-conferred status of a statesman who represents interests beyond his ethnic leaning.</p>, <p>“The Lamidi Apapa led National Working Committee of the Party, hereby charges the celebrant to on this occasion of thanksgiving to God, to be reflective of the Nigerian interest, which he seeks to serve.</p>, <p>“While we in the Labour party join him to thank God and wish him a good health and prosperity we want to also remind him that his popularity emanates from the love of the people for the Labour party and galvanized by his representation of the people.</p>, <p>“In wishing him well, we want him to state that we regret fielding him on the platform of the party, in the light of recent development particularly actions that undermined the discipline the Labour party has been known for.</p>, <p>“It is indeed worrisome that even though he went to the Presidential Electoral Tribunal as a non-member of the Labour Party and lied severally that there was a time they issued subpoena to INEC for all those document and maintained that they, they were unable to pay all the documents they seek to tender, kicks regret in our party stakeholders.</p>, <p>“We are fur