The Zikist-Aminu Kano Patriots added that Obi fits the bill going by the rotation convention of president from north to south and south to north.
By Jeffrey Agbo
The Zikist-Aminu Kano Patriots (ZAP) has endorsed the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi.
In a statement on Sunday signed by its Secretary General, Steve Igweze, the group said Obi’s plan to make the country more productive and less consuming is in the interest of all.
The statement read, “As we come to the final days leading to the 2023 general elections, we, the Zikist-Aminu Kano Patriots (ZAP), have after our general meeting at Enugu, weekend, resolved and hereby endorse Mr Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of Labour Party (LP).
“Before coming to that conclusion, members deliberated on the various issues and expectations of Nigerians from the next president to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari on May 29, 2023.
“We therefore call on eligible Nigerian voters to cast their ballot for the Obi-Datti presidential ticket come Saturday, February 25, 2023.
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“The following are some of the reasons that informed ZAP’s decision: ZAP carefully assessed the antecedents of the four leading presidential candidates, namely, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu of APC, Alhaji Atiku Abubukar of PDP, Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso of NNPP and Mr. Peter Obi of LP; and came to the inescapable conclusion that without prejudice to tribe or tongue, Peter Obi presents more reliable character, capacity and competence to lift Nigeria out of the present Cliff-Hanger.
“That Peter Obi’s pledge to transform Nigeria from Consumption to Production is realistic given the truism that not only has he invested in Onitsha, Ogun, Abuja, but also that as a stingy person, it is easier for Obi to save our commonwealth for investment. This virtue is starkly absent in the two other presidential candidates, because while one excels as Lagos Tax Collector, the other accumulated wealth as Wharf Tax Collector.
“ZAP deliberated on Obi’s plan to mechanise the swathe of hectares of land in northern Nigeria for massive agrarian revolution.
“ZAP believes that Obi’s agrarian revolution comes as a seamless continuity of President Buhari’s Agrarian Revolution, evidenced by Anchor Borrowers Programme and Green Imperative Project.
“Further, ZAP’s position aligns with the editorial of Economist of London, which held that Obi is the best among the four frontline presidential candidates.”
The Zikist-Aminu Kano Patriots added that Obi fits the bill going by the rotation convention of president from north to south and south to north; which birthed the 4th Republic Nigeria, and ensured equity, justice and fairness.