According to Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s presidential candidate, it is time for Nigerians to reclaim their nation.
The former governor of Anambra State, who warned his supporters that the upcoming presidential election is not one to take lightly but that if he won, the people would have food on the table, pledged to usher in a New Nigeria by addressing the nation’s problems with poverty, unemployment, and security. He said it was time for the nation to shift from consumption to production.
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“We will change Nigeria. It will not be by ‘my turn’. It’s your turn to take back your country,” Obi said during a campaign rally held in Minna, the Niger State capital, on Thursday.
“We want you to vote people who will have your name: ‘it’s your turn’. And that turn – you want us to represent you. We’re representing your turn. I and Datti [are] your turn because it’s you that we want to save.”
“Don’t vote for them. They will come, they will give you money. The money they are giving you is your money they’ve stolen. Take it and vote for us. It’s your money. Take it and vote for us. It’s not their money.
“They’ve been taking it. They’ve been stealing it. Next [month’s] election will not be on tribe. It will not be about ethnicity because there’s no place where voters buy bread cheaper.
“It won’t be about religion. There is no place Christians or Muslims buy bread cheaper. Today, they are killing the priests. Tomorrow, they might start killing imams.
“We want to stop it. We want to stop the kidnapping, we want to stop the banditry. We assure you all those things will change,” he said.
According to Obi, if given the mandate, the party would act in a new way to provide better outcomes for Nigerians to lead fulfilling lives. He added that Niger State, with its emphasis on agriculture, will be the starting point for the nation’s turnaround because of its capacity to feed the entire population.
At the gathering, other party veterans asked the LP’s members to take control of their futures by voting for Obi, saying that this year’s elections shouldn’t be decided by competency rather than factors such as ethnicity, tribe, or religion.
Earlier, in the North Central state, the LP presidential candidate and his running mate, Datti Baba-Ahmed, conducted a town hall with women and youngsters.
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