2023: LP will secure, unite Nigeria- Peter Obi assures
Austine Emmanuel, Kaduna
As the February 2023 presidential election draws closer, the candidate of Labour Party (LP), Mr. Peter Obi, has assured Nigerians that his administration will secure and unite the nation if elected into office.
Obi gave the assurance during his presidential campaign flag-off at the popular Ahmadu Bello Stadium in Kaduna, where he said the country is divided across religious, ethnic, tribal and other differences.
While lamenting over the current status of Nigeria as a nation, Obi noted that development cannot thrive in a country where insecurity is the order of the day, promised to bring back a new Nigeria where every citizen will be proud to belong.
The LP presidential candidate lamented that presently, Nigerians are ashamed to identify themselves as Nigerians because of the many challenges the country is faced with, stressed that himself and his vice presidential candidate, Baba Datti Ahmed will not give Nigerians story like other politicians.
He also stressed that “Kaduna State represented productivity in the North. It represented what was good in Nigeria. And that is what we want to bring back. We are tired of hearing stories. We will secure and unite Nigeria. Security will come back again.”
Obi also disclosed that the insecurity in the country is not because the bandits are more formidable than the government, but because of bad leadership and lack of will to end the menace.
“That is why the bandits are everywhere and operating almost freely, killing and causing unimaginable destruction of valuables.
“We will restructure the security architecture. Security personnel will be well taken care of. We will ensure their lives are taken care of so that their families are taken care of in the event of death.”
“Datti and I will change this country from consumption to production country because of the high prices of things. All the vast lands in the north will be centres of agriculture. Kaduna State will again become a processing centre. The Bank of Agriculture (BoA), will finance food production in Nigeria. And, all the support groups, youths, women and all Nigerians, their labour for the party will not go in vain.”
Obi urged Nigerians to cast their vote for competence, integrity and someone who they can trust, said 2023 election is not about religion, tribe or section because things are not sold in Nigeria based on religion, tribe or section, but all are suffering from the bad leadership of the country.
In his remarks, the vice presidential candidate of LP, Senator Datti Baba-Ahmed, called on the good people of Kaduna State to cast their votes for labour party if they truly want a better Nigeria.
He noted that those looking for peace, unity, desiring that things work fine in Nigeria should cast their votes in the coming elections in order to ensure the emergence of a new Nigeria.
Datti said, “Nigeria has never got the calibre of presidential candidates as it is presently. He stated that Kaduna is the centre of good things in the country and hoped the people of the state will come out en masse to change the narratives of this country through their votes by electing Labour Party to power for the good of every Nigerian.
“We are people that say and do exactly what we promise to do. We are serious in ensuring the betterment of Nigeria and ensure equality in all aspects of life for all Nigerians. We promise to wipe away the tears of the common man and give them a sense of belonging. It is only Peter Obi that is saying that Nigerians should vote for him because of his credibility,” he said.
