(L-R) Pa Ayo Adebanjo, leader of Afenifere, Sir Peter Obi, Labour Party presidential candidate and wife at the LP presidential rally in Ibadan on Wednesday, November 23, 2022
Pa Ayo Adebanjo raises Sir Peter Obi’s hand at the Ibadan LP rally
Massive crowd at the LP presidential rally in Ibadan
The initial hitch of grounding Sir Peter Obi, Labour Party presidential candidate’s campaign airplane was brushed aside as he arrived Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, daring doubting Thomases who still do not believe that taking back Nigeria is possible.
Said Obi while announcing his arrival into the historic city of Ibadan via a tweet: “The non- believers will come to believe, we are taking back Naija”.
Addressing the rally witnessed by a massive crowd at the Adamasimgba Stadium, Ibadan, Obi paid glowing tribute to past heroes of Yorubaland who made great contributions to the growth of this country and mentioned in particular the iconic leaders, Chiefs Obafemi Awolowo and Ladoke Akintola.
Obi eulogised the leader of pan Yoruba nationality, 94-year-old Pa Ayo Adebanjo, who was physically present at the rally to identify with the candidate whom they had earlier endorsed.
Obi told the organic crowd that the positive results of what Pa Adebanjo and Afenifere were doing would show in future when Nigerians take back their country, saying that Pa Adebanjo and Afenifere were fighting for justice and equity, just as he noted that it was the only way to take Nigeria back.
Said he to the jubilant crowd: “The foundation of future Nigeria will be laid on justice and equity which is what Pa Adebanjo and Afenifere are fighting for, we’ll take back Nigeria from consumption to production, the great city of Ibadan will be restored again”.
Obi also reiterated that when Nigeria returns to production instead consumption, there would be jobs and Ibadan would be great again as he and his Vice were great wealth creators.
The LP candidate also assured that under his watch and vice presidential candidate, Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed, Nigeria would be secured because jobs would be created and people would be pulled out of poverty.
Said he: “When you pull people out of poverty, you reduce crimes and criminality”.
Obi noted that their dream which was realisable was to make Nigerians be proud of their country so that instead of brain drain, those outside would come back home and everybody would be proud to be a Nigerian.
The LP flag bearer finally thrilled the crowd with the question whether they would allow a driver who knocked a vehicle to continue driving after fixing the car, to which they shouted ‘No’ in unison.
Julius Abure, Labour Party national chairman, told the crowd to resist the lure of money and vote their conscience to save Nigeria and make it better for all citizens.
Said Abure: “Don’t sell your vote, reject their money and save this country by voting Labour Party’s Obi and Datti”.
