Afrigather Peter Obi, the Presidential Candidate of the Labour Celebration (LP) and the chief of the Obedient Motion worldwide, has warned that any try and affiliate non secular, ethnic, and different non secular affiliations to the motion will fail.
Obi in a collection of tweets on Wednesday mentioned that there was backing out on taking again their mandate as a result of the time is now.
Recall that towards all expectations, the motion, which was mentioned to don’t have any construction, took the 2023 presidential elections abruptly by profitable 12 states, together with Nigeria’s federal capital, Abuja.
Peter Obi, whereas, said that “Within the life of each nation, there’s a turning level. For Nigeria, that point is now; a time to avoid wasting Nigeria, save our democracy, and provides the Nigerian youths hope”.
The previous Anambra State Governor added that his function within the motion which has been titled “take-back Nigeria” mission was simply to supply management and route.
“My function within the Motion is that of a Focal Level. As I’ve all the time harassed, Nigeria stays a secular state. As such, the motion shouldn’t be about my tribe or my faith, and it isn’t an Igbo agenda or in any approach, to Christianise Nigeria”, he mentioned.
He additional said his aspirations for Nigeria which features a nation the place the youngsters of no one will turn out to be anyone. A nation inclined with nationwide curiosity and never sectional pursuits.
He needs the complete youth from the six geopolitical zones could have a way of belonging within the affairs of their nation and in addition lead a united and indivisible Nigeria.
Obi additionally drew the eye of Nigerians to a state of affairs in Scotland the place a 37-year-old, Humza Yousaf is ready to turn out to be Scotland’s first minister, having gained the keenly contested SNP’s management contest. Having been born to Pakistani mother and father, who emigrated to Scotland within the 60s, Yousaf is from the ethnic minority and a Muslim.
“I’ve all the time maintained that Nigerians should rise above ethnicity, faith, and sectarian politics in issues of governance; and that the management choice course of have to be strictly primarily based on Character, Competence, Capability, and Compassion; solely then, shall our democracy flourish, and our society progress. Contextually, the Scottish actuality is instructive and presents us with some classes discovered and missed alternatives,” he tweeted.
Peter Obi held an interactive technique session with lawmakers elected on the social gathering’s platform to drive residence the brand new agenda and talk about management and dealing modalities for the incoming legislators and which he famous was very constructive.
Obi lastly enjoined Nigerians to attempt for a management imbued with Character, Competence, Capability, Credibility, and Dedication.
