Kogiflame
A political group, Obi Youth Movement (OYM), has urged youths and women in Kogi to support Peter Obi to become Nigeria’s president by voting massively for him in 2023 presidential election.
Obi, a former Governor of Anambra is the presidential candidate of Labour Party (LP); with his running-mate, Sen. Datti Ahmed.
The State Coordinator, OYM, Kogi Chapter, Rev. Emmanuel Abafi, made the call at OYM Town Hall Meeting/State Congress on Friday in Lokoja.
He said the meeting was aimed at mobilising youths and women especially at the grassroots to vote massively for LP’s Obi/Datti ticket in 2023.
Abafi said the movement was informed by the earnest desire to rescue Nigeria from the present predicament and pitiable condition it found itself due to bad and corrupt leadership.
”You are all partners in this great assignment of rescuing Nigeria by ensuring the election of Obi/Datti presidential ticket, come February 2023 by the grace of God.
”We key into realization of the dream of our principals of taking back Nigeria from consumption to production, unemployment to employment, insecurity to security.
”A Night where every citizen has equal opportunity devoid of nepotism, tribalism and religious extremism.
”It is a big task but by the grace of God and support of the right thinking Nigerians like you, we shall win and all will end in praise,” Abafi said.
In his remarks, the State’s LP Chairman, Mr Abdul Ahmed, thanked OYM for organising the meeting and all other support groups who had participated toward success of the programme.
Ahmed, represented by Bawa Hamza, a party leader, noted that as youths of today, they had realized their past mistakes and were ready to make things right.
”As a nation, we have tried the Housas and Yorubas at the presidential level and they have failed us. So, it is time to try the Igbos. Peter Obi has become the Moses of Nigeria today,” he said.
Ahmed, urged the people to take the message back to the grassroots with effective mobilisation and massive support for Obi/Datti presidential ticket under LP.
A keynote address was delivered by Dr Aaron Auduson, a Lecturer at Federal University, Lokoja (FUL), on the theme: ”Building A New Nigeria: Making The Right Choice of Leadership Towards 2023 Nigerian General Election”.
Auduson stressed the need for people to make the right choice of leadership, who have attributes that should be considered as guide for election.
He urged Nigerians to arise and take the country back; redeem Nigeria back to her sane estate.
Also speaking, the LP House of Representatives Candidate Lokoja/Koto, Zechariah Jonathan, commended the organisers for putting the programme together for the rescue of Nigeria.
Jonathan urged the people to ensure they reach out to the grassroots and mobilise voters to vote for LP candidates at all levels at the 2023 general elections.
Various women and youth groups were also on ground at the town hall meeting to express their support for LP’s Obi/Datti presidential ticket.
Dr Joy Anchor, a lecturer at Federal University Lokoja (FUL), stressed the need to join hands to make Nigeria work again by voting for Peter Obi/Datti Ahmed come 2023.
