Labour party reveals region Peter Obi will pick running mate from

<p><strong>The <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;Openlife&period;ng">Labour Party &lpar;LP&rpar;<&sol;a>&comma; has revealed that its presidential candidate&comma; <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;Openlife&period;ng">Peter Obi<&sol;a> will pick his running mate from the <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;Openlife&period;ng">Northern region<&sol;a><&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Chairman of the Labour Party&comma; Barr&period; Julius Abure&comma; said this in Abuja&comma; on Monday&comma; while speaking in commemoration of Democracy Day&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>He said that for fairness&comma; equity and inclusion&comma; the party would make sure the principles of Federal Character are applied in its choice of a Vice Presidential candidate&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h1><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;actress-mercy-aigbe-fights-popular-lagos-socialite-at-event-video&sol;">Actress Mercy Aigbe Fights Popular Lagos Socialite At Event &lpar;VIDEO&rpar;<&sol;a><&sol;h1>&NewLine;<p>Abure who said the decision lies with the Presidential candidate&comma; Peter Obi to make&comma; maintained that the party which belongs to Nigerian workers&comma; would not compromise on the diversity of the Nigerian workforce and membership of the Labour Party&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em><strong>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;While I want to say that it may be too premature for me to speak&comma; and the constitution also gives the Presidential candidate the right to nominate his Vice Presidential Candidate&comma; I feel it would be more proper for the presidential candidate to answer&period;<&sol;strong><&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em><strong>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;However&comma; I want to assure you that as a party that is reasonable&semi; as a party that believes in equity and justice&semi; as a party that believes in social justice and equal opportunity for all&comma; a vice-presidential candidate that is widely accepted&comma; with powerful credentials&comma; is most likely going to come from the Northern region&comma; there is no doubt about that&period;”<&sol;strong><&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;