THE presidential candidate of Labour Party, Peter Obi, has stated that if elected in the highly anticipated election on February 25, his administration would apologize to every victim of police brutality.
“We will apologise to all those who are victims of police brutality,” Obi told his teeming supporters today during his campaign rally in Lagos State held at the Tafawa Balewa Square (TBS), Onikan.
“All those who have suffered in the hands of government, we will apologise to them. We will make sure that it never happens again. Nigeria will be a peaceful country.”
According to him, the country’s security agents will “no longer” be used for harassment.
“Police will not harass anybody; they will be your care because we’re going to train those (sic) on how to do policing,” he promised.
Obi added that the law enforcement agencies would be equipped and more trained personnel recruited, saying, “The police will be a friend, not an enemy. They will do the work of policing. We will not have all these problems we have.”
He also assured voters of a free press that would be allowed to “criticise what we’re doing.”
Obi also promised to increase the nation’s reserves through agriculture and stability of the currency.
“No Nigerian will be ethnocentric but a Nigerian We want Nigerians to celebrate their passport,” he said.
According to him, under an Obi administration, there will be an enabling environment for business and “our gas will be developed to give more money than oil.”
He added that his government would will support the youth for enterprise, saying, “Our achievement will be measurable
