The south-east
council of traditional rulers has urged Nigerians to vote for Peter Obi,
presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), in the forthcoming elections.
Lawrence Agubuzu, chairman of the council, spoke when Obi
paid a consultative visit to the monarchs in Enugu state on Friday.
Agubuzu asked Nigerians to be detribalised and elect a
candidate capable of solving Nigeria’s problems.
“Obi is not an Igbo candidate, but has the preponderant home base support of people of the south-east geopolitical zone to vie for the exalted office of the Federal Republic of Nigeria,” he said.
“We appeal to every
Nigerian to consider Mr Peter Obi on his own personal merits and capacity as a
bona fide Nigerian.
“We also appeal to every Nigerian to consider every other
presidential candidate as who he or she is and not on the basis of his or her
tribe, religion or ethnic group.
“We urge Nigerians to show love to Nigeria by following the
examples of the 21st century voters all over the world who have shunned
themselves of primordial sentiments and elected candidates capable of
eliminating poverty, corruption, unemployment, injustice and above all
insecurity in their countries.”
Agubuzu said the traditional rulers and elders in the zone,
who had watched Obi grow up, schooled and worked in various capacities, can
vouch for his “excellent” track record.
“Other sterling qualities of Obi include his innate
humility, self-evident honesty, integrity and love for the downtrodden,
doggedness in the face of daunting challenges, patriotism, consistent
accumulation of prodigious knowledge of global trends as well as his physical
fitness and intellectual profundity cum alertness,” he said.
He noted that this consultation provided the opportunity to
inform Obi of the feeling of the people concerning his candidacy.
“They know, as a matter of fact, that the south-east did not
at any level and/or at any forum whatsoever decide to choose and present Mr
Peter Obi as a presidential candidate,” he said.
“They, our subjects, are, however, very happy and indeed
part of the acclaim and jubilation with which the generality of Nigerians
received the electrifying news of Obi’s choice and nomination as the
presidential candidate of the Labour Party.”
‘I’LL ENSURE LOOTERS OF PUBLIC FUNDS ARE STOPPED‘
On his part, Obi said he will ensure that those who steal
public funds are permanently stopped if he’s elected president.
He said lasting security and peace in communities would
revive productive activities and rebound the local markets and the economy.
Obi assured that his government would invest more in
education and health to ensure that the frequent strikes in both sectors are
stamped out.
“This will enable government tap into the massive number of
youths and their enormous energy for Nigeria as well as provide gainful
employment for the youths,” he said.
“My administration
will ensure that those involved in oil theft and stealing from public funds are
stopped permanently.”
The LP candidate assured the traditional rulers that he
would work closely with them to stem insecurity ravaging the country, when elected
into office.
“I have done it in
Anambra state, when I was the governor and we had peculiar security situation
and the traditional rulers in the state were fully involved in raising
government-fully sponsored community vigilante groups and their daily
supervision,” Obi said.
“Involving the traditional rulers have become imperative as
the heightened security situation is going towards marauders sacking
communities and turning everyone both the traditional ruler and his subjects to
internally displaced persons (IDPs).”
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