The Middle Belt Forum on Wednesday endorsed Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s (LP) presidential candidate, as their candidate for the 2023 elections.
The forum also stated that it was supporting Obi’s campaign because it believed in “fairness, equity, and justice.”
This information was provided by Dr. Pogu Bitrus, chairman of the Forum and middle belt convener for OBIDATTI 2023, during the announcement of Peter Obi and Yusuf Datti as their candidates for the 2023 presidential election at the Rwang Pam Township Stadium in Jos, the capital of the Plateau State.
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Bitrus said, “We are here to tell Nigerians that the Middle Belt is fully in support of Peter Obi for the 2023 presidency.
“We did not just arrive at this point because of sentiment, but it was after a serious consideration of issues in Nigeria in collaboration with the Ohanaeze Ndigbo, the Afenifere and the Niger Delta Forum, among other socio-cultural groups in the country.
“We believe in the zoning which we started in 1999 that produced the President from the South West. It is good for us because of the issue of equity, justice and fairness.
According to him, “This time around, we have a President from the North and by 2023 Buhari would have spent 8 years, and it is the turn of the South.”
In his remarks, the LP Presidential candidate, Obi urged Nigerians to pray for a peaceful election and pledged to provide security to protect Nigerians.
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“We want to tell you that 2023 is nobody’s turn, it is your turn to take back Nigeria.
“As we start campaign today, I want you to put Nigeria into prayers, I want you to pray for a peaceful election, I want you to pray for a free and fair election because the suffering is too much.
According to him, “Now that the campaigns have started, they will come to share your money, that money is your own and that is why you are hungry, that is why there is no food, that is why there is no security, that is why there is no employment.
“But we are assuring you, we are coming to tackle hunger in Nigeria, we are coming to provide security.”
The period of making excuses and playing the blame game is over, he informed the crowd, and if they are elected into office in 2023, they will match words with action.
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Prophet Isa El-Buba, the convener of the Initiative for Better and Brighter Nigeria (IBBN), exhorted the populace in his speech to vote for Peter Obi in order to reclaim their inheritance and to reject those who had made significant sacrifices with their blood and wealth.
Peter Obi will organize support from the Middle Belt and the North, he said, thus he asked the populace to cast their PVCs in large numbers.
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