Presidential candidate of the Labour Party Peter Obi says he will negotiate with secession agitators if he is elected president.
Speaking at the All Saints Cathedral Field in Onitsha, Anambra State, as part of his nationwide campaign, Obi stated that he would negotiate with agitators in order to make peace in the country, but if those causing insecurity and unrest refuse, the government will take action.
In what appears to be a jibe at the candidates of the All Progressives Congress Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the Peoples Democratic Party Atiku Abubakar, he said that the presidency of Nigeria should not be viewed as a retirement loan.
Obi expressed that the role of the President is about capacity, not about turn.
He added that the role of the President is about uniting and rebuilding the country, and not a retirement home or for any kind of settlement.
He said, “All we are coming to do is to end suffering and build a new Nigeria. In Nigeria today, nobody is safe, and families are begging to eat. We will secure and unite Nigeria.
“What I did in Anambra, I will do in Nigeria. We will negotiate, but whoever refuses, we will tell him there is a government.
“Anambra is a trading and manufacturing city, we will support all businesses. We will do same in Lagos, Kano, Kaduna and Borno. Every part of Nigeria will be productive.
“We will open roads. Any tarred road you see in Onitsha was tarred by me. I built the best road network in Nigeria. Those who left Nigeria will come back; we will face exportation to stabilise and reverse the dwindling fortunes of the naira if we assume power.
“There is no combination between us and others, if you have not created wealth, you cannot manage it. Datti and I are businessmen. The only way Nigeria can change is to hand it over to wealth creators.
Obi’s running mate, Yusuf Datti said he decided to work with Obi because he believes in justice, equality and fairness.
He asked Nigerians to hold them responsible if they fail in their promises, insisting that the February 25 election was good as won.
The Wife of LP candidate, Mrs Margret Obi, urged eligible voters to go for their Permanent Voter Cards, describing them as their weapons to vote out bad leaders.
