…Flexes muzzle in Lagos with huge crowd at rallies
The Presidential candidate of Labour Party, Peter Obi pulled a huge crowd in Lagos on Saturday in rallies held in four areas of the State.
The rallies were held in Lekki, Surulere, Ikeja and FESTAC. There were large crowds in the various areas the rallies were held. In Surulere, a huge crowd was seen drumming support for the presidential aspiration of Obi.
According to Obi, despite the challenges affecting the country, there is hope for a better future.
“As a nation and people, we cannot lose hope or give up. Intractable as our problems are, they are not insurmountable. We can easily overcome them when there is a purposeful and transformative leadership in place; one that will not make excuses and will not be indifferent to the rule of law, equity and justice.
“Nigeria holds out hope of unfettered development, growth, greatness and indeed, dreams of infinite possibilities. But we must seize the moment. We must rescue and turn our country around. It is our challenge and our duty. We, therefore, cannot ignore the present deafening clarion call for change”, he stated.
He added that the challenges do not signify a lack of good ideas or “required human capital”, adding that what the country needs is the right political will to bring about good governance, and urged Nigerians to support him and Datti Baba-Ahmed, his running mate, in the 2023 polls, adding that they represent the “best hope and promise for a united, secure and productive Nigeria, where our citizens can coexist in our rich diversity as one happy and peaceful family”.
“We are committed to retooling governance and offering a secure and united Nigeria; a production-centred growth for food security and export; effective legal and institutional reforms (rule of law, corruption and government effectiveness); the leapfrogging of Nigeria from oil dependency to the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR); expanding physical infrastructure through market-driven reforms (unleashing growth-enabling entrepreneurship and market-creating innovations); engendering human capital development that empowers competitiveness and gender balance; and a robust Afrocentric foreign policy that restores Nigeria’s strategic relevance at the bilateral, multilateral and global levels.
“With these commitments, we are convinced that we can build the New Nigeria of our dreams”, he stated.
