Dr. Yunusa Tanko was appointed the Interim National Coordinator of Peter Obi’s Obidient Movement internationally on Tuesday, by the Labour Party’s presidential candidate for 2023.
Tanko served as the media director and spokesperson for the former Labour Party Presidential Campaign Organisation prior to his recent position.
The activist-turned-politician headed the Inter-Party Advisory Council in 2015 before joining the National Conscience Party, where he ran for president in 2019.
Tanko was selected following a consensus to zone the role to the north, according to Obi, who made the announcement of the new appointment during an X Space engagement.
He stated, “Last week, I held an X space to announce the start of a series of engagements that will help establish this structure. To drive this process, I set up a team to manage these conversations. This team was tasked with holding a series of consultations and engagements.
“Moving forward, it is crucial to have leadership in place to support this building process. After extensive consultations within the movement and reviewing feedback from Obidients through the ideas submitted, there is a consensus that the position of National Coordinator should go to the North.
“From the nominations submitted by key stakeholders in the movement and shared with the engagement team, Dr Tanko Yunusa emerged as the most nominated candidate for this role.
“I want to clarify that all positions filled at this stage are on an interim basis until our structure is fully developed. Remember, we have over one million leadership positions to fill as we work to build a Nigeria that works for everyone. Please be thoughtful in your nominations to help us onboard people with the competence, character, and capacity to lead.”
