Obi Campaign gets 50 vehicles from Adamawa anonymous donor

Obi Campaign gets 50 vehicles to boost chances in the North East

By Jeph Ajobaju, Chief Copy Editor

An anonymous donor in Adamawa on Tuesday gave 50 vehicles, mostly jeeps, to the Labour Party (LP) Presidential Campaign Committee (PCC) to enable Peter Obi win the North East in his run for Nigeria’s seat of power in Abuja.

Yusuf Jabatawa, a representative of the donor, explained during the presentation in Yola the vehicles are a personal gesture of the donor to ease movement for the Obi and Datti Baba-Ahmed ticket.

“I’m here to represent my boss who doesn’t want the public to know who he is. This is a personal gesture by him, donating 50 vehicles for use at the party.

“He has taken it upon himself to take care of the logistics need of the campaign in the state,” Jabatawa said.

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Obi represents hope for Nigeria

Jabatawa urged the electorate to vote for all LP candidates in the presidential and National Assembly elections on 25 February and governorship and state Assembly ballot on 11 March  because Obi is the hope of greatness for Nigeria, per The Nation.

“The donor believes that the Obi-Datti ticket is what will take us out of the despicable situation that we find ourselves in. Peter Obi and Datti Ahmed represent hope for Nigeria,” he stressed.

State LP PCC Coordinator Caleb Fili said the donor’s decision to support the Campaign is a decision to support Nigeria because Obi is Nigeria’s hope.

“Peter Obi is the person with the capacity, competence and compassion to lead. I urge Nigerians to rekindle the hope that we have by coming out on Saturday to vote for him,” Fili pitched.

Obi explains his taking campaign to market grassroots

Having roots in functional markets is essential for economic revival because micro, small, and medium sized enterprises (MSMEs) are the backbone of every major economy, Obi has said in explaining why he campaigns in markets.

He clarified his market grassroots stumps underscore his emphasis on relocating Nigeria from consumption to production.

“My reason for going to markets is simple. I have always said we need to be able to go back from consumption to production, you can’t talk about doing that without roots to the functional markets,” he explained on Channels Television.

“I need to interact with traders and business people, and visit industrialists, agriculturalists, hearing what is their problem and be able to promise them of better times to come.

“The greatest employer of labour, the greatest productive area in any economy is micro, small and medium enterprises [MSMEs]. From China to India and Indonesia, they are all driven by the same economy.”

Obi cited Indonesia where over 90 per cent of businesses are in this sector in terms of employment.

“They are creating over 70 per cent of the employment, in China, over 60 per cent, a similar situation in Vietnam, these are countries that are doing very well today and very productive and export-geared.

“I believe you need to study and listen to this [MSME] sector because they will propel what we want to achieve. For me, the commitment to pull people out of poverty is immeasurable.

“What governments in Nigeria have not done in the past is to look at where they are coming and where they are standing.

“For example, in 2012, unemployment was about 10 to 12 per cent but today, it has risen to about 33 per cent.

“Our monetary poverty was 55 million. 33 per cent today is about 95 million, and, of course, multi-dimensional poverty has increased to 133 million.  These are things that need to be addressed by a new government.

“We will ensure first that we deal with the issue of security of life and property by securing the country.  That way, we will be able to let our farmers return to farming and increase agricultural production.”