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Th e Labour Party
has not decided whether to field a presidential candidate during the
forthcoming general elections, the Deputy National Chairman of the
party, Joseph Iranola Akinalaja said at the weekend.

Mr. Akinalaja, who
was reacting to the recent declaration of interest of Dele Momodu, the
Publisher of Ovation Magazine, in the party’ presidential ticket, said
the party will decide the fate of Mr. Momodu at its National Executive
Council (NEC) meeting scheduled to hold tomorrow.

Mr. Momodu
presented his Letter of Intent to the National Chairman of the party,
Dan Uwanyanwu on Wednesday, September 15, at the party’s headquarters
in Abuja .

He was accompanied
by his Campaign Manager, Ohimai Godwin Amaize and other members of his
staff. They were received at the party headquarters by Mr Uwanyanwu;
Deputy National Chairman, Ali Abacha and National Secretary, Abdulsalam
Abdulkadir Salam. Mr. Akinalaja however said the party has not
finalized the condition for its presidential aspirants.

“Any Nigerian who
is a member of our party has the right to aspire for anything. We are
meeting on Tuesday at the NEC level to now finalise the condition and
there is no wrong in Dele Momodu’s interest,” he said.

“There is nothing
wrong in showing interest. We will now sit down. We will decide who
goes as our candidate. That is when we know the way forward as the
party has not decided on the presidential candidate. The decision to
field a presidential candidate will take place at our NEC meeting. It
is after the meeting that we will take a stand on the matter”.

He pointed out that expression of interest by Mr. Momodu was a clear
testimony that Labour Party is fast becoming a force to reckon with in
the nation’s polity.