Peter Obi, the Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate in Nigeria’s 2023 general elections, has called on voters in Ondo State to shun vote buying and selling, urging them instead to participate in building a “new Nigeria.”
Speaking in Akure, the Ondo State capital, on Monday, Obi stressed the need for a country with equal opportunities, where “a child of nobody is somebody,” and basic amenities such as education and healthcare are accessible to all.
Addressing a crowd in support of the LP’s Ondo governorship candidate, Mr. Sola Ebiseni, Obi voiced concerns over the state of Nigerian democracy, which he described as “suffering” and marred by transitional politics, leadership failures, corruption, insecurity, and poverty.
His words, “We know democracy is suffering in Nigeria now. They have also turned democracy into transitional politics. But, we still insist that we continue to campaign and tell Nigerians that this is the time to start building a New Nigeria.
“A Nigeria where a child of nobody is somebody, a Nigeria where there will be equal opportunity. A Nigeria where we put people out of poverty, where our children will be in school, where our hospitals will work,” he said.
“The dying democracy” had also brought about uncontrolled systemic corruption, a high level of insecurity, increasing poverty, and hardship in the country.
“We don’t want people to give us money which they have stolen from us, and thereafter, they continue to steal more. We want to stop stealing and start rebuilding.
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“We want to stop the destroying and start the rebuilding. We want to move this country from consumption to production. So, we can create jobs. That’s why we are here campaigning.
“Ondo electorate should shun vote buying and selling because it’s money which they’ve stolen that they are using to buy them,” Obi added.
Ebiseni, who is competing against APC incumbent Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa, PDP’s Agboola Ajayi, and 14 other candidates, highlighted the LP’s legacy in Ondo State under former Governor Olusegun Mimiko, urging voters to elect LP for a transformative administration.
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