By Euclid Myke, Abuja
Presidential Candidate of Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi has called on members of the Obedient Movement not to be discouraged with the outcome of 2023 general election, assuring that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INCE) must count and declare votes as casted in 2027 otherwise they will be counted.
Obi further stressed that the people occupying political positions do not care about the people they lead but rather feed fat on the system while citizens wallow in abject poverty.
Obi made the remarks on Tuesday in Abuja during his remarks on a 250 paged book titled, “Obi: The Political Change Agent, The Inevitability of a New Nigeria” authored by veteran journalist Ike Abonyi.
Assuring citizens that votes will count in 2017 he said, “This time around, we will make sure that we are everywhere. We will vote, the votes will count and those who think they will not count will be counted”.
The former governor of Anambra State emphasized that until the ‘criminal enterprise’ managing the affairs of the country is dismantled, the country will not move forward. He said that the leadership of the country are more interested in primitive acquisition of wealth and will keep exploiting the country until it collapses. He said that leaders to today care about is celebration and acquiring estates while the country sinks.
Citing an example with a film called Titanic, a ship that was sinking while the affluence, on the upper decker were celebrating he continued, “When it was sinking, some people were in the upper deck celebrating. They didn’t know that it was going down, till everybody sank. So when it comes, it will consume everybody, nobody will be safe, whether you’re very rich.
“I’ve been to Beirut, Afghanistan, where they have lovely buildings, and you see all of them destroyed. So when people are now acquiring what they don’t need, instead of making sacrificing to have peace, by having one or two buildings, they think they can have 100 buildings but when it happens, everybody will end up being in a refugee camp.
“Today in Nigeria, we’re not at war. Nigerians are in a refugee camp in their own country. Nigerians are refugee in Cameroon, and we are not at war. The only reason is that we don’t have a government. People are being killed daily. Nobody goes to see them, nobody visits them, nobody cares. All you get in Nigeria is that some people are so rich so they can afford to celebrate.
“They make you president, all you want to do is to renovate houses at the expense of other people, renovate conference center in a place where women are dying.
“The latest report is that Nigeria is the worst place to give birth. People are dying every minutes, yet we have all the sophisticated building, all the mansions. That is what we want to dismantle so that it will be good for everybody. We must gang up to remove this because it’s not sustainable” he said.
He begged members of the Obidient movement to continue to make sacrifices, assuring that it will not be in vain. He urged Obidient members to go back to their villages and enlighten citizens on the need for a change that will create a new Nigeria.
Former Secretary of Anambra State, Oseloka Obaze who was the Book Reviewer described the Obident movement as a group that came to disrupt the existing political system.
“Obi, represents an anomaly in Nigeria’s political landscape. A politician who genuinely desire to work for the betterment of society. A politician unlike any other in Nigeria”
He said that the books looked at the 2023 campaign, the organic growth of the Obidient movement, and how Obi’s candidacy has rewritten the manual for future aspirant to public office. He said that the book is about an enigmatic personality.
Also in her remarks, National Caretaker Committee (NCC) Chairman of the party, Sen. Nenadi Usman said that the story of Obi is one of accountability, responsible governance and empathy.
“In every generation, there arises a voice that does not merely echo the frustrations of the people but dares to chart a new path for them. Mr. Peter Obi, whose life and political saga we unveil today, has become such a voice. This book, meticulously authored and boldly titled tells a story far beyond politics. “It is the story of accountability against impunity, simplicity against flamboyance, principle against expediency and prudence against financial recklessness”.
The event was attended by former Chairman of Nigeria Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) Prof. Sam Amadi, Former Chairman of Inter Party Adivisory Council Chief Peter Ameh, Obi supporters and members of the Obidient family.
