By Okechukwu Onuegbu
All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA), Sunday, announced nomination of Comrade Abdullahi Muhammed Koli, a labour leader as running-mate to its Presidential candidate, Professor Peter Umeadi.
According a statement from Umeadi campaign organisation, the name has been submitted to meet up with the June 17th deadline set by the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC, for submission of party candidates to the INEC online portal ahead of 2023 general elections.
" Koli is a frontline labour Union activist and social crusader who has led many struggles for the welfare of Nigerian workers in his capacity as Chairman of Nigeria Labour Congress NLC, in Bauchi State from 1999 to 2002.
"It could be recalled that INEC chairman Prof Mahmoud Yakubu had directed all political parties in Nigeria to upload the names of their presidential candidates along with their running mates into the a designated INEC online portal, on or before Friday 17th June, 2022," it maintained.