Nollywood veterans, Patience Ozokwo, Mr Ibu, and Alex Osifo,
have thrown their weight behind the presidential candidate of the Labour Party,
Peter Obi, in the 2023 general elections.
The veterans, alongside a support group, 40Million Ballots
Movement, on Monday unveiled a donation campaign to support Obi and his running
mate, Baba-Ahmed Datti, ahead of the elections.
In an event in Lagos State, the movement officially
kick-started the political donor fundraising in collaboration with Celebrities
for Peter Obi.
The event, which had in attendance many Nollywood actors, actresses, singers, comedians and other celebrities in the entertainment industry, also featured several support groups for the presidential ambition of Obi.
The group convener, Mr Kennedy Iyere, described the
initiative as a youth-driven 2023 ballot revolution.
He said it was meant to raise funds for the actualisation of
Obi’s presidential bid.
Iyere noted that the fundraising was to sustain the momentum
and mobilise campaigns supporting Obi in the forthcoming general elections.
The convener said, “We don’t want money to be an issue. The
determination is in young people to take back their country and rescue Nigeria
from the precipice.
“This is what Fund40MB is all about. An account has been
created for the donation for campaigns to raise money worldwide for the various
support groups of Peter Obi to carry out rural sensitisation, door to door campaigns
and other programmes.
“This is independent of Peter Obi and the Labour Party. We
are financing every interest group that will work for democracy and a
democratic transition in favour of Peter Obi.
“The funds we are also going to raise through this medium
shall be used to fight rigging, violence and all forms of malpractice. That’s
why the FUND40MB Donation Campaign has been kicked started today.”
He said that the fundraising was to confront politicians who
might want to use money as strength to fight the will of God’s purpose, which
would not work.
According to him, the step has become imperative for the
nation’s survival, as the youth are now rising from their sleep to take back
their nation in 2023.
He said that political elites had weaponised poverty to
remain relevant and perpetuate their continuous stay in power.
“When youths have risen up, anything is possible. The youth
are ready to take back their nation. The time for Nigeria’s political
redemption is now.
“Nigeria has just one
upward option, and that is the youth revolution. Peter Obi is no longer
himself, he has become a global phenomenon.
“2023 is going to be a very peculiar election with two
players-masses against the elites, and the masses must win the game,” he said.
According to him, Nigerians and non-Nigerians would
contribute to the funding of Obi’s campaigns, saying the former Anambra
governor deserved assistance for his campaign to be the most celebrated.
Also, Ozokwor said that if Nigeria had got leadership right,
her material resources and endowment would have made the country stand out in
the comity of nations.
Ozokwor, popularly known as Mama G, said celebrities were
solidly behind Obi to provide the right leadership for the nation.
She said that any donation for his campaign remained an
investment Nigerian children and unborn children would later reap.
“We want anybody that loves Nigeria and wants everything
good for Nigeria to please donate no matter how small. Children, youths and God
want Obi.
“We have seen that Obi as a former governor is prudent with
public fund and used same judiciously. He has credibility. We want him to come
and change things and mend things.”
The President of, Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), Ejezie
Rollas, also spoke in his individual capacity and not for the AGN.
He said many celebrities had long stood aloof, unconcerned
about politics.
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