The South-East council of traditional rulers has urged Nigerians to vote for the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, in the forthcoming elections.
Chairman of the council, Lawrence Agubuzu, 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 geo-political zone to vie for the exalted office of the Federal Republic of Nigeria”, he said.
“We appeal to every Nigerian to consider 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 based on his or her tribe, religion, or ethnic group.
He noted that this consultation provided the opportunity to inform Obi of the feeling of the people concerning his candidacy.
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.
The LP candidate also assured the traditional rulers that he would work closely with them to stem insecurity ravaging the country when elected into office.
