By Ude Ogbonnaya Israel
Head of Media, Labour Party, Bauchi state chapter Benjamin Edeh has expressed optimism that Peter Obi will beat other political parties to emerge the President of Nigeria come 2023.
The Media Head of the party in the state expressed this hope while speaking to press men at the end of a peaceful rally organised by the supporters of the party from the 20 LGAs in the state.
Edeh insisted that contrary to the opinions of the opposition the party will emerged victorious, “We will prove many pessimists wrong with the results of the elections across the country”, he said.
Members of the Labour Party (LP) and supporters of Obi had on Saturday October 1st Independence day converged on the Multipurpose Indoors premises in Bauchi to join the One Million man match in support of the presidential candidate of the party, Peter Obi.
Some of them were seen wearing materials with the symbols of the party while some of them held the party flag high singing and dancing expressing happiness and joy.
They later embarked on a 10-kilometre march from the Wunti roundabouts through the main Ahmadu Bello Way through Yelwa and ended at Rafin Zurfi, a suburb of Bauchi metropolis.
On his part, Chairman of the Labour Party in Bauchi State, Barrister Husseini posit that Peter Obi will cruise to victory in the 2023 Presidential election considering his wide acceptability across the country.
He said that “Nigerians are tired of lies of both the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and party and the main opposition party, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP)”
The LP Chairman expressed joy at the large turnout of a multitude of supporters who thronged the streets of Bauchi to support the Obi-Datti Presidential and Vice Presidential ticket saying that critics who believe the Labour Party has no structure will eat their words.
According to him, “We are tired of all their lies and we want to show them we are serious. During the day of the election they will be surprised,”.
He added that “They say we don’t have structure, we appreciate when they underrate us that we don’t have structure when the time comes during the election they will just see voters coming from every corner to vote for Peter Obi and the Labour Party”
The LP Chairman also said that the youths and mothers want to see action, assuring that Peter Obi and the LP are coming up with a mantra that will change the fortunes of this country.
Hussaini Saraki stressed that “With Peter Obi there is hope and the northern Nigerians- Fulani, Tivs, Hausa and everybody have come together,”.
He further said that “We are going to vote Peter Obi and we are not going to allow religion and ethnicity and any other factor to divide us. We are united and we are after action and results and Obi is the only one that can save us,”.
