Elder statesman and leader of Afenifere, the apex Yoruba socio-political organisation, Pa Ayo Adebanjo, has restated that the passion Nigerians have for Peter Obi of Labour Party is incomparable to that of his fellow contestants.
Adebanjo made this assertion while fielding questions on Arise Television’s State of the Nation news programme on Thursday which was monitored by Africa Today News, New York.
He reiterated that it is the turn of the South East to produce the president, saying he was the first person to cry out about that.
Adebanjo said, ‘Well, I believe those who have love in following the trajectory of the Nigerian election must know why we are supporting Peter Obi. Of course, you must remember I was the first person to cry out that it was the turn of the South East. The parties had not done their primaries at that time, but I was just thinking about the constitutionality, logicality and equity of the situation of Nigerian politics from the time of independence.
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‘I think all passion for Obi cannot be compared with others. It is historical, philosophical, logical and constitutional, and even a question of inclusiveness if you are sincere about keeping Nigeria together.’
Meanwhile, Prof Pat Utomi who is the Chairman and Founder of The Big-Tent has asserted that the Obi-Datti Movement is beyond any individual because it is a movement about taking back Nigeria from a greedy few and making it work for the majority who are suffering deprivation in the country.
Africa Today News, New York reports that the Big-Tent is an independent campaign body that houses all the support groups routing for the Obi-Datti Labour Party Presidential ticket in next months Presidential election.
Utomi spoke while addressing journalists at the sidelines of a campaign event organized for Labour Party candidates for the forth coming general elections, held at Merit House, in Abuja, on Thursday.
The Profession of Political Economy said, “What we are doing in this campaign is multitasking. Even our chairman just came in yesterday and all of us here we came because something really matters and what matters is the heart and soul of this country.