The Obi-Datti Presidential Campaign Organisation (PCO) has unveiled a 1,234-member strong Labour Party (LP) Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) headed by Mohammed Zarewa as chairman.

Director-General of the PCO, Doyin Okupe, retained his position as DG of the PCC.

This was made public by the National Organising Secretary, Clement Ojukwu, at a Pre-Campaign Press Conference, in Abuja, yesterday.

He also named the National Chairman of the Labour Party, Julious Abure, as the Chairman of the Advisory Council of the PCC, while Osaleka Obaze was named General Manager of the campaign.

Earlier, Okupe while addressing the media explained that the Obidient Movement transcends ethnic and religious bias because Nigerians were tired of being deceived by career politicians who had run out of ideas.

Meanwhile, a former deputy governor of Sokoto State, Mukhtar Shagari, has said the presidential candidate of the LP, Peter Obi can not win election in Nigeria.

Shagari made this assertion in an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Tuesday.

The ex-deputy governor said he was contacted by the LP to become Obi’s vice presidential candidate.

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But, Shagari said he declined the opportunity because he did not believe Obi stood a chance in 2023.

His words, “The Labour Party contacted me and requested if I would like to be the vice presidential candidate to Peter Obi,” he said.

“And I looked at the political scenario, what the Labour Party is, and decided that I cannot be the vice presidential candidate to Peter Obi.

“I do not see the path through which Peter Obi will win the election in this country. It is so clear that in areas in the South-East, young people are shouting about him on social media – yes, it’s politics.

“But the truth of the matter is that there are two dominant parties in this country –APC and PDP. If you want to become president, I think you must belong to one of them.”

Shagari also said zoning is not a constitutional matter as it is not provided in the nation’s constitution.