Peter Obi Canvasses Votes For Enugu LP Governorship Candidate, Edeoga

The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Mr. Peter Obi, has canvassed support for the party’s governorship candidate in Enugu State, Chijioke Edeoga, ahead of the March 18, elections.

Obi via his verified Twitter handle urged his supporters to cast their votes for all the LP candidates during the forthcoming governorship and State Houses of Assembly elections.

He said; “As we pursue due process and defer to the rule of law, I urge all the Obidients in the various states to continue campaigning for our candidates, namely, Gbadebo Rhodes Vivour in Lagos, Chijioke Edeoga in Enugu, Patrick Dakum in Plateau, Alex Otti in Abia, Ken Pela in Delta,” he posted on the microblogging website on Wednesday.

Obi is currently on his “whistle-stop campaign” for all LP candidates in the governorship and State Houses of Assembly elections in the county.

Labour Party won overwhelmingly in the February 25, 2023 presidential election across various states in the country Nigeria as he Obi defeated candidates of ruling political parties in some of the states.

For instance, in Enugu State, the LP won seven of the eight House of Representatives seats in the state and also won one of the two held senatorial elections in the state.

Prior to the 2023 presidential election, Enugu was the stronghold of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).