July 19, (THEWILL) – Ernest Joes, the governorship candidate of the Labour party in Cross River State, has felicited with the party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi, on his birthday.
He said Obi is representing a movement and everyone looks up to him to rebuild Nigeria.
He made this known in Calabar while speaking on Obi’s birthday and other issues affecting the Labour Party in Cross River State.
“On behalf of every one in Cross River State and Labour Party, which I am the gubernatorial flag bearer, I wish His Excellency, Peter Obi, a wonderful birthday.
“We urge him that he is representing a large organ, a new generation, a movement of farmers, market women, children, unemployed, pensioners, everybody Looks up to him to come and rebuild Nigeria.
“Our prayers will always be with him in his quest to liberate Nigeria, we will succeed and have victory at the end”, he said.
On the crisis within Labour Party in the state, he said he believes in the rule of law and the right thing needs to be done.
He added that the crisis is not intractable, insisting that the NLC/TUC are members of the executive committee of the labour party in the state.
He, however, expressed optimism that the crisis will be resolved shortly, insisting that Labour Party is on track in winning the elections despite the distraction.
Ernest Joes emerged candidate of the Labour Party in a primaries conducted by the NLC Political Commission on June 8, 2022.
However, his emergence has not been ratified by the Ogar Osim-led executive of the party in the state.
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