- Major General John Enenche (retd.) has reacted to his removal from the presidential campaign council list of the Labour Party.
- The retired major general John Enenche said he is not perturbed about the whole situation surrounding his removal from the Labour Party presidential campaign council
Major General John Enenche (retd.) has reacted to his removal from the presidential campaign council list of the Labour Party.
The retired major general John Enenche said he is not perturbed about the whole situation surrounding his removal from the Labour Party presidential campaign council
During an interview on the “Morning Show” on Arise TV, the retired general was asked to express his thoughts over his removal from the Labour Party’s presidential list
He said: “It is for good; why do I say it is for good? This category of very critical people, I call them very critical mass in the movement, you need to inform them properly, strategic information. “How old are the majority of them? These are people that are on the fast lane; they want information. I am not perturbed in any way; rather, it is for my good and the good of the Labour Party “Now we have a lot to do, the campaign is just one small aspect of the much of what we need to do to ensure the Labour Party comes into government
This is coming after the Major General John Enenche (retd.) explained why he said the shooting during the #EndSARS protest at Lekki tollgate was a photoshop.
Eneche offered the explanation following the outcry that trailed his inclusion in a Presidential Campaign Council list released by the Labour Party ahead of the 2023 election.
He also said that everyone that anyone that commented in any way was right based on the information at their disposal and individual analysis.
In tweets he shared on his official handle, @EnenchejohnEne1, the retired General said at the time he made the comment, he was working with the overriding interest of Nigerians at heart based on the oath of allegiance he swore on commission into the military service.
The outcry pushed the party into releasing a statement, promising to review and publish a new list before the inauguration of the council.
Eneche tweeted;
“DEAR COUNTRY MEN AND WOMEN, FOLLOWING MY APPOINTMENT ON THE CAMPAIGN COUNCIL OF LABOUR PARTY, THERE WERE REACTIONS ON THE SOCIAL MEDIA ABOUT MY PRONOUNCEMENT CONCERNING A VIDEO SHOT AT THE SCENE OF #ENDSARS INCIDENT AT LEKKI TOLL-GATE ON OCTOBER 20, 2020. EVERYONE THAT COMMENTED IN ANYWAY WAS RIGHT BASED ON THE INFORMATION AT THEIR DISPOSAL AND INDIVIDUAL ANALYSIS.
“PERSONALLY AND PROFESSIONALLY, I WORKED WITH THE OVERRIDING INTEREST OF NIGERIANS AT HEART BASED ON THE OATH OF ALLEGIANCE I SWORE ON COMMISSION INTO THE MILITARY SERVICE, WHICH IS SACROSANCT.
“I SINCERELY SHARED IN THE PAINS OF THAT BREAKING NEWS THROUGH THE SOCIAL MEDIA AS IT WERE. ON THAT NOTE, I WANT TO ASSURE ALL THAT MORE EFFORTS WILL BE PUT IN, SO THAT ALL ASSERTIONS CAN BE CLEARED CONVINCINGLY FROM APPROPRIATE SOURCES. GOD BLESS OUR CAUSE FOR THE RECOVERY OF OUR DEAR COUNTRY NIGERIA.”
Eneche also said that his cause for electing credible leaders spurred him to declare his support openly for Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi and his running-mate, Dr Yusuf Datti-Ahmed, as he is sure they will provide quality leadership.
He said;
“RECALL I UNDERSCORED THE NEED FOR EVERY CONSCIENCE BOUND NIGERIAN, CUTTING ACROSS SOCIETAL CLASS TO JOIN IN THE CURRENT POLITICAL EXERCISE IN THE COUNTRY TOWARDS ELECTING CREDIBLE, COMPETENT AND CAPABLE LEADERS IN 2023.
“IN ADDITION, I ENJOINED ALL TO SPEAK OUT AND NOT TO SIT ON THE FENCE.
“CONSEQUENTLY, I MADE BOLD TO OPENLY AND OBJECTIVELY SUPPORT THE CANDIDATURE OF HE MR. PETER OBI AND DR. YUSUF DATTI-AHMED, WITHOUT FEAR OR CONTRADICTION. ALL BASED ON MY KNOWLEDGE OF THE DUO FOR ABOUT 17 YEARS AND 5 YEARS RESPECTIVELY, THAT THEY CAN PROVIDE QUALITY LEADERSHIP FOR THE NATION THAT WILL GUARANTEE EFFECTIVE FOLLOWERSHIP.
“THIS IS WHAT NIGERIA NEEDS NOW TO OVERCOME ALL THE NUMEROUS CHALLENGES IMPOSED ON THE CITIZENRY IN THE LAST TWO DECADES.”
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