The Labour Party has appointed Professor Eddie Oparaoji as Chairman of a seven-man Caretaker Committee to establish the US Chapter of the party.
Truetells Nigeria reports the party made this known in a letter signed by the Chairman and Secretary of its Diaspora Committee.
The party described Oparaoji as an indefatigable unapologetic “Obidient” who led or played significant roles at several civil society and Think-Tank organizations including, Chairman of the very influential Washington DC-based Nigerian-American Coalition for Justice and Democracy (NACJD).
It added that the technocrat was the Chairman of the New York-based Mbaise Policy Roundtable (MPR), Convener of the Patriotic Citizens of Amuzi (PCA), and member Nigerian Association of Pharmacists and Pharmaceutical Scientists in the Americas (NAPPSA) among others.
In his acceptance letter, Oparaoji promised to work diligently within the legal frameworks of Nigeria and the USA for the success of the party in the 2023 general elections.
The US-based technocrat and politician also vowed to help the party move Nigeria from consumption to production.
He said, “I am in receipt of your letter conveying the decision of the Labour Party Nigeria to institute a 7-man Caretaker Committee to coordinate the activities of the Labour Party in the USA, under my Chairmanship.
“I wish to hereby accept this appointment, on behalf of members of my committee. May I also assure you of our commitment to work diligently within the legal frameworks of Nigeria and the USA, with you and all who share in the ideals and values of the party, of putting people first, to help the party move Nigeria from consumption to production.”