By Chukwudi Nweje
A group, Nigeria Anew Movement (NAMO), an association of patriotic Nigerians with a vision to deepen democracy in the country has
endorsed the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Mr. Peter Obi to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari in 2023.
Speaking at a press conference in Lagos at the weekend,
National President of the group, Alhaji Umar Sanda noted that Mr Peter Obi’s record as governor of Anambra State shows he has the competence and capacity to lead Nigeria in 2023.
“Peter Obi is the best presidential candidate who has the integrity to fight corruption and grow the Nigerian economy judging from his antecedents, when he was the governor of Anambra State. Nigeria needed a unifier, a leader with capacity, strength of character to guide the people. We require a leader who is untainted by endemic corruption; we need a clear thinker, a pragmatist and above all, a bridge between the North and South, between the young and old generation. We need a leader bristling with ideas and a workable plan on how to fix our broken country. Nigeria is in dire need of a detribalised leader who will heal the wounds of the past, reinforce our diversity and deliver an all inclusive leadership in which no section of this great country feels hard done and left behind,” Adamu said.
The National Chairman of the group, Chief Omife I. Omife, decried the rot in the country, lamenting that successive leaders have failed to address them, and expressed confidence that Obi would turn the fortunes of Nigeria around for better.
He said, “Nigeria suffered so much from the hands of its past leaders who do not have what it takes to create wealth for the country and jobs for the citizens. Our past leaders have caused enormous damage to Nigeria as a nation over the years. NAMO is a political movement that is supporting the candidacy of Mr. Peter Obi of the Labour Party, whom we strongly believe, has the integrity and all that it takes to return Nigeria from her lost path. Our mission is to have a new nation that is free from religious bigotry, that all Nigerians will be proud of.”
The group called on Nigerians to shun ethnicity and religion and rally round the LP and its candidate in the interest of the country.
“We call on all Nigerians to NAMO and other like-minded patriots to turn around the fortunes of Nigeria for the better. After a thorough scrutiny of the record of leading political candidates and bearing in mind the significance of this moment, and what it holds for our dear country, we are strongly persuaded that Peter Obi, the Presidential candidate of the Labour Party is the most suited candidates to assume the presidency of this great country in 2023.
“The time for us to reject ethnic politics is now. We need a clean break from the present system that has not worked for the vast majority of our people. We need a leader with the experience and the determination to change the present faulty system. And we believe that Obi is the best candidate for the job”, the group said.