2023 Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, has once against clarified his intentions for Nigeria.
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| Former Governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi, enjoying a “quiet time” with former President of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo, at the Anambra Airport. Photo: @PeterObi |
The ultimate “aspiration” of the former Anambra State Governor is “a new Nigeria”.
Obi said he has no “Igbo agenda” and no plan to “Christianize Nigeria”, therefore, “no one should ascribe ethnic or religious colouration to the OBIdient Movement”, adding that Nigeria’s “turning point is now”.
Peter Obi said: “In the life of every nation, there is a turning point. For Nigeria, that time is now; a time to save Nigeria, save our democracy and give the Nigerian youths hope. The OBIdient Movement has been the arrowhead in the take back Nigeria mission.
“My role in the Movement is that of a Focal Point. As I’ve always stressed, Nigeria remains a secular state. As such, the movement is not about my tribe or my religion, and it is not an Igbo agenda or in any way, to Christianize Nigeria.
“My aspiration is for a new Nigeria, where the children of a nobody will become somebody. A nation anchored on national interests, and not sectional interests; where the entire youths from the six geopolitical zones will have a sense of belonging in the affairs of their country.
“No one should ascribe ethnic or religious colouration to the OBIdient Movement. Nigeria is one and my ambition is to become the President of a United and Indivisible Nigeria.”
