By Emmanuel Uzodinma Presidential candidate of Labour Party, Mr. Peter Obi has again rubbished claims that he has no political struc...
By Emmanuel Uzodinma
Presidential candidate of Labour Party, Mr. Peter Obi has
again rubbished claims that he has no political structure to win the 2023
election.
Obi spoke in Enugu on Thursday at the Michael Okpara Square
during the party’s campaign rally.
Earlier in the day, he also held discussions with massive
crowd at both the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, UNN, and the Enugu campus of
the University.
Addressing the crowd, Obi said nobody should be deceived
over claims of structure, stressing that it was the turn of the Nigerian youths
to retake the country.
“They told you I have no structure. What they have is
structure of criminality, structure of fuel scarcity, structure of poverty,”
Obi said.
While advising the people not to be carried away by the
promises of the same people who he said had destroyed the country, he lamented
that “in our country today, 133 million people are living in poverty, how many
are left?
“We have more poor people than India and China combined. We
have a lot of people living in poverty, we cannot continue this way, millions
of people are living without knowing where the next meal will come from.
“Today, moving around the country, you are not secured. I
assure you that I and Datti will secure and unite Nigeria.”
Obi equally enjoined the electorate not to be swayed by
religion and ethnicity while casting their ballot.
“I am am a Nigerian and I want to change Nigeria. I don’t
have dual citizenship of any country. I don’t have resident permit of any
country.
“This year’s election will not be by tribe or religion. No
tribe or religion buys bread cheaper.
“I am not contesting because I am an Igbo man. I am a proud
Igbo man but I am contesting because I have the capacity.
“It is nobody’s turn, it is your turn. It is your turn to
have something you are doing.
“I told students today, no more ASUU strike, four years will
be four years, five years will be five years,” he further stated.
Also speaking, the Vice Presidential candidate of the party,
Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed declared that the North is ready for the polls.
“This is 2023, it is the turn of Peter Obi and I tell you,
nobody and nothing is coming in-between
“Apart from Peter Obi, any other person contesting is
deceiving himself. Peter Obi is that exemplary leader who is moving Nigeria
from disunity to unity.
“Peter Obi is that shining Nigerian that is moving the
country from consumption to production. We are different and we will lead
Nigeria to prosperity differently.
“From the day you hear Mr. Peter Obi, President of Nigeria,
we will stop the killing and start the healing. We will stop the stealing and
start the giving.
“This election is as good as won; the North say, we are
ready,” he declared.
In their separate remarks, a former Governor of Anambra State,
Chief Chukwuemeka Ezeife and the immediate past President-General of Ohanaeze
Ndigbo, Chief Nnia Nwodo urged Nigerians to remain committed to the Peter Obi
project.
Ezeife said, “The result of the polls is clearly
predictable. When people tell me happy New Year, I tell them welcome to New
Nigeria.
“God has given us Peter Obi to enthrone equity, justice and
economic development. God has modelled Peter Obi in every direction. He has
character, capability. The years the locust has eaten, Peter will help Nigeria
to recover.”
On his part, Nwodo said, “There is God’s hands in the Obi
project.
“The youths, this is your flight. Our country is in
shambles. Our prayer is that Obi will open the door of economic prosperity for
the country.
“On behalf of the Southern and Middle Belt Forum and
Ohanaeze we wish Peter Obi success.”
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