By Angela Atabo

The Labour Party (LP) has warned Prof. Pat Utomi of National Consultative Front (NCF ) that he has no constitutional power to make appointments for the party .

The party said this while reacting to announcement of Charles Odigbo as the as the leader of the communication team for the Labour Party campaign team on on Thursday by Utomi.

The renowned economist made the announcement at a special announcement session of the Media Team for the Peter Obi Campaign team held in Lagos on Thursday.

He said the team comprises of media veterans who are professionals, passionate and committed to the Nigeria people under the Big Tent Platform comprised of several political parties working together to present the candidates that all of Nigeria would embrace.

But in a statement signed by Mr Arabambi Abayomi, its National Publicity Secretary on Saturday in Abuja, LP said that Utomi has no power to make such appointments.
Abayomi said that only the National Chairman of LP, Julius Abure could do that .

“Our attention has been drawn to the news intercepted through multiple news medium that one Mr Charles Odigbo has been appointed as the Spokesman of Labour Party by Prof. Pat Utomi.

“It is not undisputed that LP has not made such appointment since Utomi who is the leader of NCF cannot usurp the function of the National Chairman.

“For the records , Utomi who is the leader of the NCF , a strong affiliate of the LP , while in a zoom meeting introduced Charles Okadigbo as the Media Head of the “Big Tent” , an acronym for the NCF and No mention of LP was made on that platform.

“All appointments by the LP are made through the office of the national chairman and announcement made by the National Publicity Secretary under the directive of the national chairman ,” he said

According to Abayomi, for emphasis and clarity : Article 14 sub section 1(a) of the Labour Party constitution states as follows: “The national chairman shall give leadership to the party and shall preside over all meetings of the National Executive Council and the National Working Committee of the party.”

He said the constitutional provision quoted above, vested the power of all appointments and leadership only to the person and the office of the national chairman.
“LP now uses this opportunity to say the LP is guided by the constitution in all its activities.

“As such, all members of the party as well as interested members of the public presently in LP should from here on, take serious caution that the function of the national chairman as head of LP is not in question.”

Abayomi, therefore, urged that everyone should obey the constitution of the Labour Party.

https://pmnewsnigeria.com/2022/08/13/labour-party-cautions-pat-utomi-on-appointments-rejects-odigbo/

They never win but them don dey fight over appointment

Hmmn

Read that letter carefully, Pat Utomi was not cautioned. He clarified what happened. Okigbo is the spokesperson of the big tent which Pat Utomi heads. It’s the brown envelope journalists trying to make mess.

seunmsg:
They never win but them don dey fight over appointment

Their win go make you feel like to run mad which we can't stand the way of the madness

Good to see you cry all over nairaland. Your Tinubu seems to "labouring to DEATH" these days

Fake news

tuborme:
Read that letter carefully, Pat Utomi was not cautioned. He clarified what happened. Okigbo is the spokesperson of the big tent which Pat Utomi heads. It’s the brown envelope journalists trying to make mess.

What are you arguing? The contents of the article are quite clear.

tuborme:
Read that letter carefully, Pat Utomi was not cautioned. He clarified what happened. Okigbo is the spokesperson of the big tent which Pat Utomi heads. It’s the brown envelope journalists trying to make mess.

What are you trying to defend? The contents of the article are quite clear.

tuborme:
Read that letter carefully, Pat Utomi was not cautioned. He clarified what happened. Okigbo is the spokesperson of the big tent which Pat Utomi heads. It’s the brown envelope journalists trying to make mess.

Pat Utomi that ran down Volkswagen Nigeria and Bank PHB? These are the criminals that surround Peter Pandora Obituary

The article is saying that the appointed fellow is for the coalition of other political parties working alongside labour party and being that labour party is the main party, the announcement should have been made by the party chairman but the truth is that the party chairman is overwhelmed hence Pat and other professionals are stepping in.

etrouble:


Pat Utomi that ran down Volkswagen Nigeria and Bank PHB? These are the criminals that surround Peter Pandora Obituary

Oga, A loan is taken with collateral, if that wasn't done , the bank should be held responsible

IGBO People don dey fight themselves for Labour Party.

seunmsg:
They never win but them don dey fight over appointment

Them never win, Obi don dey use his tribalism for appointments.

Thank God he no fit pass 4th position. Even Rabiu Kwankwaso will beat him with at least double the votes.

I am amused at how flatin0s feel The North forgave them for 1966 coup.

Lol

The always want to rope some shit on Lp which i don't understand why shabi na only LP dey abi PDP no dey again NNPP no dey again.

BlackPantherxXx:


Them never win, Obi don dey use his tribalism for appointments.

Thank God he no fit pass 4th position. Even Rabiu Kwankwaso will beat him with at least double the votes.

I am amused at how flatin0s feel The North forgave them for 1966 coup.

And you think you have been forgiven for killing many Hausas in Lagos and your continuous profiling of northerners heading to south West right? Just continue, 2023 go do you like film trick.

APCnaPDP:


And you think you have been forgiven for killing many Hausas in Lagos and your continuous profiling of northerners heading to south West right? Just continue, 2023 go do you like film trick.

You will cry later when you discover the North trusts Tinubu over Atiku.

Just wait... and keep hoping a Hausa man will vote for a Peter or an Obi. Not to talk of Peter + Obi.

tuborme:
Read that letter carefully, Pat Utomi was not cautioned. He clarified what happened. Okigbo is the spokesperson of the big tent which Pat Utomi heads. It’s the brown envelope journalists trying to make mess.

You have Arabambi as National Publicity secretary and you think this type of drama want happen.

Go ask what he used Ladi Adebutu's eyes to see in 2019

BlackPantherxXx:


You will cry later when you discover the North trusts Tinubu over Atiku.

Just wait... and keep hoping a Hausa man will vote for a Peter or an Obi. Not to talk of Peter + Obi.

Lol, Obi is one million times better than Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Deep inside you, you know it, tribalism doesn’t let you tell yourself the truth. By the way, I don’t support him either.

Mynd44:

You have Arabambi as National Publicity secretary and you think this type of drama want happen.

Go ask what he used Ladi Adebutu's eyes to see in 2019

hmm i feel is a mistake that will be address immediately Arabambi na crazy man dude no dey hear word e come be now LP is hot cake make him sit up naw

No election in Biafraland in 2023


Mazi Simon Ekpa

Mynd44:

You have Arabambi as National Publicity secretary and you think this type of drama want happen.

Go ask what he used Ladi Adebutu's eyes to see in 2019

What happened to lalasticblabla*

Hope he wasn't sacked. I miss him so much I have been crying.

Seems there are less anti-Yoruba posts of recent. Bans of pro Yoruba people have also reduced.

Mynd44, you, oam4j have been doing a lot of great work here. The 2 of you are definitely the best MODs here.

Let me cry again for the friend we wouldn't will not will miss

We all know how this going to end.

They will make it all ibo ibo affairs and each will be looking for how he will become Mazi over the other and start controling things the way he wants with money.

Except you do not know a typical ibo man's attitude. Sorry for other tribes that are tricked into this labour nonsense.

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Ok

Who else noticed that these MOD's dey quick post negative information about Peter Obi on front page.

BlackPantherxXx:


Them never win, Obi don dey use his tribalism for appointments.

Thank God he no fit pass 4th position. Even Rabiu Kwankwaso will beat him with at least double the votes.

I am amused at how flatin0s feel The North forgave them for 1966 coup.

You guys from the South disgraces the south eh.. what's so special about the Hausas and the fulanis seff. Or is it because of the next election that any small issue people will be talking about the Hausa's trust or whatever. How many times do they even talk about Southerners in the scheme of things. Must every plan involve the Hausas. How many do you think they are seff. Population wise. The southerners might be more populated than them. We should stop giving over relevance to them abeg.
We should focus in campaigning for our candidates abeg. The fulanis are supposed to be the people begging for this Unity. No kidnap happens presently in the south without you seeing one Northerner in the midst of our brothers in the crime.

Utomi should be adept in leadership structure and communication naa, why did he good as such