By Tony Okafor, Awka
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 general election, Peter Obi, has formally registered as a member of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Anambra State.
Also joining the party formally is the senator representing Anambra Central Senatorial District, Chief Victor Umeh, who completed his registration and received his membership card at his country home in Aguluzigbo, Anaocha Local Government Area of the state.
Obi and Umeh carried out their registration at their respective wards in Agulu and Aguluzigbo in Anaocha LGA.
The registration of the duo was witnessed by key stakeholders of the party in the state, including Senator Ben Obi, the National Organising Secretary of the ADC, Chinedu Idigo; member representing Ogbaru Federal Constituency, Afam Ogene; member representing Anambra East/Anambra West Federal Constituency, Peter Anekwe; and member representing Awka South/Awka North Federal Constituency, Lilian Orogbu.
Others present were the party’s candidate in the just concluded Anambra State governorship election, John Nwosu, his running mate, Ndubuisi Nwobu, as well as hundreds of party members and supporters.
Before the commencement of the registration exercise, a total of 48,900 membership cards were distributed to party leaders across the 21 local government areas of the state for onward distribution to the 326 wards to facilitate grassroots membership registration.
Speaking at the event, party leaders including Ben Obi, Umeh and Orogbu called for aggressive mobilisation of members across the state to strengthen the party’s structure.
They also pledged their support for Obi’s presidential bid in the 2027 general election and urged party faithful and residents of the state to rally behind him.
Umeh noted that Anambra State has about 2.8 million registered voters and called on them to support Obi’s presidential ambition in 2027.
Meanwhile, the party’s National Organising Secretary, Idigo, assured members that the national headquarters of the party would provide additional membership cards to accommodate the growing number of prospective members.
