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| Peter Obi [Credit: Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo] |
Peter Obi, presidential candidate for the Labour Party (LP), will bring Nigerians together if elected in 2023, according to Nanzing Bako, coordinator of the Obi/Datti Campaign Organization in Plateau.
In addition, Mr. Bako claimed that Mr. Obi was a nationalist rather than an elitist when speaking with media on Sunday in Jos.
He insisted that Mr. Obi's widespread popularity demonstrated that he possessed the traits of an effective leader.
The organiser claimed that individuals who claimed Mr. Obi was a bigot who would split Nigeria were only being politically motivated.
“Peter Obi is a true Nigerian in his outlook, thinking and character, and this simply means he is not an ethnic bigot.
“There is no one that will unite Nigerians at this critical moment of our nationhood than Obi, and this is because he has the qualities of a good leader.
“His antecedents as governor of Anambra State, have shown the kind of leader he is and what he has to offer Nigerians.”
He, therefore, advised Nigerians not to take those calling Mr Obi a bigot seriously, saying it was part of their political gimmicks, aimed at tarnishing the ex-governor’s person and candidature.
According to Mr Bako, the massive support and endorsement of the LP candidate by youths, women and various professional groups in the country, are a pointer to the fact that they believe in his capacity to deliver good governance.
He stressed that Mr Obi had the capacity to pull Nigeria out of its challenges and place it on the path of steady growth and development.
The coordinator said that the party and its National Campaign Council had mapped out strategies on how to sensitise people at the grassroots on the need to vote for their candidates at all levels.
“And this is why we are calling on Nigerians to support the Labour Party, by voting for Obi and other candidates in the forthcoming general elections.
“Our party remains the only alternative solution that will salvage this country from its current predicaments,” Mr Bako said.
(NAN)