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General News of Sunday, 19 February 2023

Source: www.mynigeria.com

'We need to reset and reboot Nigeria' - Peter Obi's heartfelt message to Nigerians, seven days to elections

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Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party has called on Nigerians across the length and breadth to vote massively for the party as he promises "patriotism and national pride."

The former Anambra governor is a statement said it is time to "reset and reboot Nigeria".

With 7 days to the presidential elections that have been described as one of the most fiercely contested in Nigeria's history since 1993, the odds will be in favor of the former Anambra governor considering the public support he has received from Nigerians as well as the internal clashes that have rocked the PDP and APC.

Peter Obi said he and his vice presidential candidate Baba Ahmed-Datti have come out to liberate the "millions of women who are afraid of tomorrow and what it holds for them and their children!"

An excerpt of the statement reads: "I have come out for the poor who are asking whether it’s a sin to be a Nigerian! For them, I have come! For them, Datti has come!"

Read his full statement below

Fellow Nigerians, we are down to Crunch Time - 7 Days to the Main Day. Our strength is in our diversity. We need to reset and reboot Nigeria in all ramifications –leadership and governance, security of life and properties, economic and political freedom.

We must celebrate our Shared Values and Responsibilities. In this march to freedom, I have not come out for myself! I have come out for the millions of youths that are losing hope in our beloved country! Datti and I, wish to deliver a new Nigeria that is POssible!

I have come out for the millions of women who are afraid of tomorrow and what it holds for them and their children! I have come out for the poor who are asking whether it’s a sin to be a Nigerian! For them, I have come! For them, Datti has come!

Our message has been consistent. Nigeria is not bereft of the required human capital necessary for good leadership. Nigeria is also not bereft of good governance ideas and plans.

However, our country is bedeviled by the impunity of those few who have perfected the dubious act of State Capture. These national interest issues need to be addressed urgently. The process will start in earnest on 25th February.

Security will be a national imperative; WE will tweak the national security architecture, via holistic reform of the security sector and governance. We will restructure, reequip and reorient the Nigerian Police.

This will include 3 level policing- Federal, state and community. We will raise the population-to-police officer ratio to a higher level and ensure properly manned, equipped and technologically driven security system.

The change we seek to bring will be all encompassing. WE will bring back Patriotism and national Pride. Loyalty should be to God and Country. The Constitution and Rule of Law will have primacy. May God help Us all.

NBA