The Presidential candidate of Labour Party, Peter Obi has solicited the support of Sultan of Sokoto, His Eminence Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar and Sokoto voters, assuring that he will build a new Nigeria where leaders will be accountable to the people.
Obi noted that he and his running mate, Datti Baba-Ahmed are bringing integrity and capacity into governance because of the successes they have recorded both in private and public positions they had occupied.
Obi who made the plea when he paid a visit to the Sultan as part of his Presidential campaign tour on Wednesday, told the revered royal father that what is at stake, which he and Datti are pushing for, is a creation of a new Nigeria where government will be accountable to the people.
“The level of youth unemployment in the country is disturbing and until a solution is found in engaging millions of youths in their productive age, the issue of insecurity will remain a huge challenge, he added.
The LP standard bearer, while stressing the importance of integrity in leadership, told the Sultan that he came to seek his blessing and prayers as he is in the State to seek the people’s mandate, noting that having had long time relationship with His Eminence, he didn’t need to say much of himself.
“For us I and Datti, our commitment is to start the journey of a new Nigeria because we believe that a new Nigeria is possible. But we are concerned about the position of Nigeria in comity of States today.”
According to the former Anambra State Governor, Nigeria is not where it’s supposed to be despite the enormous human and natural blessings God endowed to us as a nation; and this has to do with failure of Leadership over time.
Obi said that Nigeria has no reason being the poverty capital of the world if the appropriate things were done in the past especially about leadership recruitment policies in our land.
The LP flag bearer said that time has come for the enthronement of leaders the people can trust and with verifiable past.
Obi said that the consumption to production mantra of his party manifesto is intended to explore the rich potentials in the country especially in the North with vast arable land that is the future gold and oil of the country.
Also in his remarks, the Vice-Presidential candidate, Datti, had told the royal father that they are in the Caliphate to seek and collect royal blessings in their quest to build a new Nigeria of peace and security.