Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Mr. Peter Obi, has stated that, as long as Nigerians are being forced to leave their homes to live in Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camps, Nigeria remains an IDP camp.
Answering questions from journalists after the unveiling of the new Director General of the Obi-Datti Presidential Campaign Council, Prof. Akin Osuntokun, in Abuja, yesterday, said that his aspiration was built on his conviction that Nigerians deserve better in terms of leadership than what they are getting.
He said: “We are trying to build a better Nigeria. Over this period, I have been traveling, I have been in various states visiting people in difficult positions, living in IDP camps.
“If Nigerians are made to leave their homes and live in IDP camps, then Nigeria as a country is an IDP camp because these are Nigerians that should be in their homes.
“The purpose of government is to care for its citizens and the first line of care is the less privileged, government takes care of the less privileged people.
“My commitment is to ensure that every Nigerian sleeps and wakes up feeling proud to be a Nigerian and not live in an IDP camp.”
He expressed confidence that Nigerian youths, whom he described as hardworking and resourceful were determined this time around to work with progressive minded elders to take back the country and make it work for all.
According to him, Nigerian youths are not lazy they were only looking for opportunities to compete favourably with their contemporaries on the global stage.
He noted that the kind of leadership he and his team were offering Nigerians is one that would turn such dreams into reality.
Earlier, he explained that replacing Okupe as Campaign DG does not mean a change in strategy.
He noted that the party’s campaign strategy remains the same with a commitment to take back Nigeria from the forces that have brought it to ruins.
