Obi’s messages in Kano were also underscored by Baba-Ahmed, the National Chairman of Labour Party, Julius Abure; and activist Aisha Yesufu.
By Jeffrey Agbo
Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, on Sunday assured the people of Kano that the state will regain its old enviable status in trade and industry if he is elected.
Addressing a jubilant organic crowd in the ancient city, the former governor of Anambra State said he drove round Kano before coming to the rally and he found all the industries in the city closed.
Obi promised that if elected by February, he and his running mate, Datti Baba-Ahmed, will restore the industries.
“Before, if you want cash you come to Kano but what you see today is poverty everywhere. Datti and I will restore the old glory of Kano.
“We will secure and unite Nigeria where people will be proud to say ‘I am a Nigerian.’ We will kill the sentiments of tribe and religion which they have been using to deceive us,” he said.
Obi told the people amidst shouts of ‘Sai Obi’ that under his watch there will be one Nigeria where the people will be free to move and do their businesses without harassment.
He said his administration will be able to do this because he has done it in public and private sectors and succeeded, referring to his record in Anambra State where he was governor for eight years and no money was missing.
“Datti and I will not allow wastages. We will do exactly what we are saying,” Obi stressed.
He told the people that the 2023 general elections will be about character.
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“If they come with their sentiments of religion and tribe tell them to give you job or show you where anybody is buying things cheaper because of where he comes from or because of his religion.
“We will pull people out of poverty by taking Nigeria from consumption to production and stop the sharing that has kept the country down,” he said.
Obi added that his administration will fight corruption because,“I and Datti are different, we will not be transactional but will use your money well for production.”
“Don’t listen to anybody saying ‘It’s his turn’. It’s nobody’s turn, but your turn to take back your country from those destroying it.
“When they come, look out for character you trust, the person with antecedents, the person you can identify his past, the schools he went and how they performed, where they were before,” he said.
The LP flag bearer told the cheering crowd that the reason the naira has lost value is because of corruption.
Obi’s messages in Kano were also underscored by his running mate Baba-Ahmed, the National Chairman of Labour Party, Julius Abure, and activist Aisha Yesufu.
Before the rally, Obi addressed a cross section of women and youths in a town hall meeting.