Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s (LP) presidential candidate, has declared that all disadvantaged Nigerians and those who are having a hard time making a living are his supporters.
This was remarked on Wednesday by the former governor of Anambra State when paying Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State a visit at his private residence in Abuja.
Obi continued by saying that his political structure is made up of the five million unemployed people and the 100 million Nigerians who live in poverty.
He said: “I have said it before when people talk about structure, that my structure [is] the 100 million Nigerians living in poverty. That’s five million people unemployed.
“Those people who are finding it difficult to live. Nigerians are here today spending over 100% of their money on feeding, that is my structure. And above all, the most important structure is the Almighty God.”
Despite having a large following on social media, Obi’s presidential campaign has come under fire for lacking real-world organization, InsightnaijaTV reports.
In addition, it has been said that the former governor of Anambra has little chance of winning the 2023 presidential election because he lacks widespread popular backing.
Meanwhile, Obi has stated that the consistent collapse of the national grid exposes the failure of the Muhammadu Buhari-led federal government.
The national power grid collapsed for the sixth time around noon on Wednesday, throwing the nation into darkness.
Reacting in a post on his Twitter handle on Thursday, Obi said the continuous failure of the present administration to fix the power sector is a compelling catalyst for a leadership change.
