Katch Ononuju, an economist and public commentator has been appointed by Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party for the 2023 election, as his Special Adviser on Public Affairs.
Doyin Okupe, the Director General (DG) of the Obi-Yusuf Baba-Ahmed Datti Campaign Organisation, made this announcement on Friday evening in a terse statement sent to POLITICS NIGERIA.
Ononuju was a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
@katchononuju, politician, economist, historian, public affairs commentator, distinguished scholar, and currently, Director-General of the Heritage Centre in Abuja has be appointed Special Adviser to HE Peter Obi on Public Affairs.
Dr Doyin Okupe
DG.LP Presidential Campaign Org.— Doyin (@doyinokupe) October 28, 2022
“Katch Ononuju, politician, economist, historian, public affairs commentator, distinguished scholar, and currently, Director-General of the Heritage Centre in Abuja has be appointed Special Adviser to HE Peter Obi on Public Affairs,” Okupe’s statement reads.
Meanwhile, the Labour Party on Friday inaugurated its 1,453-member presidential campaign council weeks after facing backlash from some supporters over the inclusion of certain persons in the council.
The party, however, declared that its candidate, Obi, does not have the money to fund the campaign alone.
Julius Abure, the National Chairman of the party, at the inauguration, appealed to members for financial support as they commenced campaign activities in earnest.
