The former governor introduced himself to the throng, which had filled the stadium to capacity.
On Tuesday, Peter Obi, the presidential candidate for the Labour Party (LP), travelled back to his native Anambra, where he and his running mate, Datti Baba-Ahmed, were greeted by cheering supporters.
The party’s leaders joined the presidential candidate at a rally he held at the All Saints Cathedral Church field in Onitsha, where he promised to fix Nigeria and bring it up to a level where no one would want to leave.
The former governor of Anambra was greeted by a crowd that filled the field to capacity and extended beyond into neighbouring neighbourhoods as he delivered his platform.
The leaders of the party pointed to the large number of people who showed up as proof that people are tired and looking for the comfort that the LP offers.
When asked why he supported Obi, Baba-Ahmed replied it was because he was the “most competent” candidate and a gift to the people of Anambra State.
“I support Peter Obi because I think that justice should be upheld. There is a long history of friendship between the South East and the North West, as well as between the entire South and the entire North. The LP vice presidential candidate stated that Nigeria needs a leader like Peter Obi to live as one.”
Julius Abure, the party’s national president, proclaimed to the gathering that they are “the light that will rescue Nigeria.”
He questioned, “Are you not a special generation?” “Great leaders have always come out of Onitsha, and another one is poised to emerge.”
They must obtain their permanent voter cards (PVCs), political economist Prof. Pat Utomi said in his speech. He said, “You will make sure that you go to the rural areas, that you talk to all those market ladies, and tell them that it is “mama, papa, and pikin.”
The purpose of the event, according to Aisha Yesufu of the LP Presidential Campaign Council (PCC), was to make a statement that “a new Nigeria is achievable.”
In Awka earlier that day, Obi spoke with Nnamdi Azikiwe University students and guaranteed them that if he were elected president, Nigeria’s academic calendar would be unbroken and free of strikes.
At the Conference Hall of the Government House in Awka, where he also met with Anambra traditional leaders, he offered solutions to the problems of poverty, youth unemployment, and drug abuse, promising to combat them by creating jobs and promoting economic stability through production rather than consumption.
