Obi kicks off three-city appreciation tour to US
By Jeffrey Agbo
National leader of the Labour Party, who was the party’s presidential flag bearer in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, has begun a three-day, three-city tour of the United States of America.
A statement from Peter Obi Media Reach (POMR) on Wednesday said the tour was in continuation of Obi’s interactions with Nigerians in the Diaspora and in keeping with his avowed determination to lead the search for a new Nigeria.
The statement said the tour will be held on 24th, 25th, and 26th of October 2024 and will be undertaken in the three cities of Houston, TX, Los Angeles, CA, and Atlanta, GA.
The tour will be the last leg of his North America appreciation visits that had earlier taken him to Toronto, Canada; Boston, MA; New York City, NY; West Orange, N; Cherry,y N; Dallas, TX; Charlotte, NC; and Detroit, MI.
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“The tour is also to underscore Mr Obi’s commitment during the 2023 electioneering to consistently engage the Nigeria Diaspora and interact with them constructively in the nation-building debate for the creation of a new Nigeria.
“He also uses the tour to sustain, by example, a new narrative where, unlike before, politicians only visit the national population when seeking their votes and support but hardly returns after elections to show appreciation.
“The tours will be mostly interactive to provide Obi the opportunity to once again, through questions and answers, unveil his mission for a new Nigeria that is Possible and to also react to the unpalatable state of the nation.
“The former Anambra State Governor remains ever grateful to Nigerians at home and abroad who continue to show unwavering support and trust in him morally, materially, and financially during the 2023 presidential elections,” the statement signed by POMR spokesman, Ibrahim Umar, said.