The presidential candidate of the Labour Party and former Anambra State governor Peter Obi, on Tuesday, 03 September, 2024 appointed Dr Yunusa Tanko as the Interim National Coordinator of his Obidient Movement worldwide.
Tanko was the spokesman and media director of the Labour Party Presidential Campaign Organisation for the 2023 election before his new appointment.
The activist-turned-politician served as Chairman of the Inter-Party Advisory Council in 2015 before joining the National Conscience Party and running for president in 2019.
Obi, while revealing the new appointment at an X Space engagement, explained that the choice of Tanko was agreed after consensus to zone the position to the North.
He further explained that Tanko’s track record and leadership qualities were also considered.
He said, “Last week, I held an X space to announce the start of a series of engagements that will help establish this structure. To drive this process, I set up a team to manage these conversations. This team was tasked with holding a series of consultations and engagements.
“Moving forward, it is crucial to have leadership in place to support this building process. After extensive consultations within the movement and reviewing feedback from Obidients through the ideas submitted, there is a consensus that the position of National Coordinator should go to the North.
“From the nominations submitted by key stakeholders in the movement and shared with the engagement team, Dr Tanko Yunusa emerged as the most nominated candidate for this role.
“I want to clarify that all positions filled at this stage are on an interim basis until our structure is fully developed. Remember, we have over one million leadership positions to fill as we work to build a Nigeria that works for everyone. Please be thoughtful in your nominations to help us onboard people with the competence, character, and capacity to lead.”
Peter Obi, the Labour Party's presidential candidate, has shown his willingness to address the crisis that has rocked the party. This came as he backed the stakeholders' conference convened by Abia State Governor Alex Otti.
The Governor's original request for a meeting of the National Executive Committee was denied by the party's National Chairman, Julius Abure, who admonished him to stick to governing and avoid seeking to direct party matters.
