I’ll rebuild Nigeria – Peter Obi

The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, has promised to rebuild Nigeria if elected president in the 2023 election.

Addressing party supporters at the Baptist Convention Ground, venue of the Party’s Presidential rally in Benin-city on Friday, Obi assured the people, particularly youths and women of his commitment towards securing the nation for the overall interest of the people.

He said if elected President of Nigeria, the people would no longer go to bed hungry.

“We will stop people from looting the nation’s treasury.

“It’s about you (referring to the youths), with you, we will take back this country.

“Labour Party will stop nepotism, that is my commitment”, he said.

The Oba of Benin, Oba Ewuare II, who earlier received the LP presidential candidate and his running mate, Yusuf Datti, in his palace in Benin, said Obi’s reputation preceded him.

He maintained that the Benin throne, right from time immemorial, had remained apolitical, as he was the father to all.

The monarch said the throne was interested in the one who had the interest of Nigerians at heart, one who could make life meaningful for all.

Obi told the Oba that he was in the palace with his team to seek his blessings as he embarked on his campaign.

He said the forthcoming elections should not be based on religious or ethnic sentiment, but on competency and one who could deliver to Nigerians the dividends of democracy.

Obi assured that if elected, his government would leverage the country’s population and vast lands to boost the nation’s Gross Domestic Product and make life better for Nigerians.