Chuks Oyema-Aziken
The Zikist-Aminu Kano Patriots (ZAP), have endorsed the presidential candidate of Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi.
The endorsement came after a general meeting at Enugu over the weekend.
A press release on Sunday, said that before coming to that conclusion, members deliberated on the various issues and expectations of Nigerians from the next president to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari on May 29, 2023.
According to the release signed by Dr Steve Igweze, Secretary General, ZAP “We therefore call on eligible Nigerian voters to cast their ballot for the Obi-Datti presidential ticket come Saturday, February 25, 2023.
He said “ZAP carefully assessed the antecedents of the four leading presidential candidates, namely, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu of APC, Alhaji Atiku Abubukar of PDP, Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso of NNPP and Mr. Peter Obi of LP; and came to the inescapable conclusion that without prejudice to tribe or tongue, Peter Obi presents more reliable character, capacity and competence to lift Nigeria out of the present Cliff-Hanger.
“That Peter Obi’s pledge to transform Nigeria from Consumption to Production is realistic given the truism that not only has he invested in Onitsha, Ogun, Abuja, but also that as a stingy person, it is easier for Obi to save our commonwealth for investment. This virtue is starkly absent in the two other presidential candidates, because while one excels as Lagos Tax Collector, the other accumulated wealth as Wharf Tax Collector.
“ZAP deliberated on Obi’s plan to mechanise the swathe of hectares of land in northern Nigeria for massive agrarian revolution.
“ZAP believes that Obi’s agrarian revolution comes as a seamless continuity of President Buhari’s Agrarian Revolution, evidenced by Anchor Borrowers Programme and Green Imperative Project.
“Further, ZAP’s position aligns with the editorial of Economist of London, which held that Obi is the best among the four frontline presidential candidates.
“Finally, going by the rotation convention of president from north to south and south to north; which birthed the 4th Republic Nigeria, and ensured equity, justice and fairness, ZAP believes that the LP presidential ticket is balanced and captures the demographic quest for youth inclusion in governance.
“Therefore, Obi fits the bill and offers Nigeria a new path to unity, socio-political stability and economic progress,” he added.
