The Afenifere National Youth Council has backed Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), to be elected President in the February 25 election.
The National President of the council, Eniola Ojajuni, made the announcement on Sunday in Lagos State, according to news reports.
Ojajuni cited his records as governor of Anambra State as reasons for endorsing Peter Obi, emphasizing that Yoruba have had a shot at the presidency through former President Olusegun Obasanjo.
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He urged Yorubas across the country to vote for Peter Obi, emphasizing that the South-East deserves to be president.
Ojajuni stated that Peter Obi has guaranteed them that Nigeria will be restructured, and that the election will be free and fair.
He added that the Afenifere youths have also promised to deliver five million votes for the LP flagbearer.
He said: “We are here to endorse the candidate of the LP, Obi officially as the sole candidate for the Southwest youth wing. It took us almost three months to reach the conclusions amongst 147 youth groups in Yoruba land, and today, we officially announced Obi and his running mate, Ahmed Datti, as our sole candidate for the presidential election on Saturday.
“Before we endorsed him, Obi assured us that the first thing he would do is to restructure the country.
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“We believe that the election will hold, and it will be free and fair and the youths in the SW are ready to vote obi. Our target is to give him five million votes.
“The reason we endorsed Obi is because the Yoruba has had his shot at the presidency through former President Olusegun Obasanjo, likewise former President Goodluck Jonathan who is from the South-South.
“Our current president Muhammadu Buhari is from the North. It’s the turn of the Southeast to produce the presidency, for equity and justice.”
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