Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s (LP) presidential candidate this year, has pledged to resurrect a new Nigeria that every person would be pleased to call home.
He bemoaned the fact that, in light of the numerous difficulties the nation is currently experiencing, Nigerians feel ashamed to call themselves citizens of the nation.
Speaking in Kaduna on Wednesday while flagging off his presidential campaign in the North, Peter Obi said: “Kaduna was the capital of Northern Nigeria where every Nigerian was proud to belong, hence we started the campaign here in Kaduna. We are about to bring back that Nigeria where everybody was happy to belong. 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.”
According to him, Kaduna State hosts the best military formations in the country, it is supposed to be more secure than any part of the country, adding: “But there are so many security challenges in the state. We will secure and unite Nigeria. Security will come back again.”
He stated that poor leadership, rather than bandits being more dangerous than the government, is to blame for the nation’s instability.
“That is why the bandits are everywhere and operating almost freely, killing and causing unimaginable destruction of valuables,” he stated.
Obi assured: “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.”
He added: “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 again will become a processing centre. The Bank of Agriculture, (BoA) will finance food production in Nigeria and all the support groups, youth, women and all Nigerians, their labour for the party will not go in vain.”
He stressed that in the next elections, no one should speak negatively about another person’s tribe, religion, or section and that instead, everyone in Nigeria is suffering as a result of the country’s poor leadership.
In order to assure the birth of a new Nigeria, Senator Datti Baba-Ahmed, the vice presidential candidate for the Labour Party, advised anyone seeking peace, unity, and a well-functioning Nigeria to vote in the next elections.
He assured: “Nigeria has never gotten the calibre of presidential candidates as it is presently. Kaduna is the centre of good things in the country and hopes 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 said and do exactly what we promised to do. We are serious in ensuring the betterment of Nigeria and ensure equality in all aspects of life for all Nigerians. We promised 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.”
According to Jonathan Asake, the party’s candidate for governor of Kaduna State, “there will be inclusiveness in all spheres of life to enhance the living standards of all Nigerians because the party means well for Nigerians and Nigeria.” He also thanked women and support groups.
