Labour party names Peter Obi’s running mate

<p><strong>Nigeria&&num;8217&semi;s Labour Party has named <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;Openlife&period;ng">Doyin Okupe<&sol;a> as the <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;Openlife&period;ng">Vice Presidential candidate<&sol;a> to the party&&num;8217&semi;s flag bearer <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;Openlife&period;ng">Peter Obi<&sol;a>&comma; but in a placeholder capacity to beat the Friday deadline set by <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;Openlife&period;ng">INEC<&sol;a>&period;<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The Independent National Electoral Commission on Thursday said there would be no extension of today’s &lpar;Friday&rpar; deadline for parties to submit names of their presidential candidates and running mates&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h1><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;father-mbaka-apologizes-blesses-peter-obi&sol;">Father Mbaka Apologizes To Peter Obi<&sol;a><&sol;h1>&NewLine;<p>Mr Okupe said on Friday evening that Mr Obi picked him because he found him worthy to serve&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><img class&equals;"alignnone size-medium wp-image-15155" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2022&sol;06&sol;20220617&lowbar;184815-236x300&period;jpg" alt&equals;"" width&equals;"236" height&equals;"300" &sol;><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em><strong>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Yes&comma; I am the vice-presidential candidate of our party because I was found worthy by the candidate and the party to serve&comma;”<&sol;strong> <&sol;em>he said&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;