Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Mr. Peter Obi was, on Saturday, at the palace of the Olubadan of Ibadan, Oba Dr. Lekan Balogun.
Mr. Obi was accompanied to the private palace of the Olubadan at Alarere in Ibadan by the governorship candidate of LP in Oyo State, Taofiq Akinwale, the Director-General of the campaign organisation, Dr. Doyin Okupe, Akin Osuntokun, Chief Sola Ebiseni, as well as Secretary-General, Afenifere, Chief Mrs. Bola Doherty.
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Speaking on the purpose of his visit, Obi said the 2023 presidential election should not be about tribe, ethnicity, and religion, adding that all the variables were elite’s conspiracy to keep down the nation.
He assured that under his presidency, states in the country would be epicentres of activities, adding that the idea of holing up in Abuja without actually knowing what goes on around the states of the country would be a thing of the past.
He lamented that virtually all the infrastructures belonging to the Federal Government in the states had collapsed, making movement and meaningful development almost impossible.
“The government to be formed by the Labour Party (LP) come May 2023 would fight corruption because there can never be any progress under the regime where corruption remains the order of the day.
“By the time corruption is confronted headlong and defeated, criminality will reduce as a lot of jobless youths would be taken out of unemployment and poverty.
“We must get this country back on its feet and make it work again. This is my message to you Kabiyesi and the people of Ibadanland and I’m sure that with your support, it is doable,” he stated.
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The Olubadan, Oba Balogun, who spoke through the Otun Balogun of Ibadanland, Tajudeen Ajibola, placed the demand for the creation of Ibadan State before Obi and his running mate, Datti Baba-Ahmed, in his response.
The monarch, on the other hand, praised Obi’s exposé on the various problems confronting the country and how he plans to address them in order to create a new Nigeria that citizens can be proud of.
Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s (LP) presidential candidate for the 2023 election, paid a visit yesterday to the Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Olalekan Balogun, Alli-Okunmade II, to seek Ibadan’s support for the realization of his presidential ambition.
