THE Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, yesterday, returned to his home state of Anambra where he and his running mate, Datti Baba-Ahmed, received a hero’s welcome from supporters.
Accompanied by the leadership of the party, the presidential hopeful held a rally at the All Saints Cathedral Church field, Onitsha, during which he vowed to fix Nigeria and bring it to an envious height to the extent that no one would wish to leave for another country.
Greeted by a crowd that occupied the field to maximum capacity and stretched further to nearby neighbourhoods, the former Anambra governor shared his manifesto.
The party leadership described the massive attendance as a clear indication that the people are tired and seek the relief offered by the LP.
Baba-Ahmed, who spoke on his reasons for identifying with Obi, said his principal is a gift to the people of Anambra State and the “most competent” out of all other candidates.
“I believe in justice and that is why I’m with Peter Obi. Between South-East and North-West, there is a strong history of friendliness – in fact, between the whole South and the whole North. To live as one, a leader like Peter Obi must be elected in Nigeria,” the LP vice presidential candidate said.
The National President of the party, Julius Abure, told the crowd that “the light that will rescue Nigeria” is coming from among them.
“Are you not a special generation?” he asked. “Onitsha has always produced great leaders and another one is about to come.”
