Suyi Ayodele – Benin
The Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, on Saturday, called on party supporters in Edo not to be discouraged by the outcome of the presidential election.
Obi, who was received by a mammoth crowd of supporters at the popular New Benin Market along Mission Road, urged the people to revalidate their February 25 presidential election mandate by voting for LP candidates in the March 18 House of Assembly election.
The elated LP presidential flagbearer said that sustaining the tempo by voting all the candidates of the party in the Saturday March 18 State House of Assembly and Governorship election across the states, would give credibility to the national outlook of the Obidient moment.
Obi, who made this call when he paid a thank you visit to the state, moved from New Benin Market through Mission Road to Sapele Road before terminating the tour at Adesuwa Road, were he addressed a large crowd.
He urged the supporters to complete what they started on February 25 by voting en mass for Labour candidates in the March 18 election, adding that a movement which could not be stopped had commenced.
“I must urge the Labour Party supporters not to be discouraged by the outcome of the presidential election.
“Nigeria must not be allowed to remain the way it is. There must be a paradigm shift from the present state to a better and a prosperous Nigeria.
“We have begun the journey of a new Nigeria. The movement is real and nobody can stop it. We will not allow Nigeria to remain the way it is. We will continue to vote for the Labour party,” Obi said.
He said a retreat would be organised for all victorious candidates of the Labour Party to teach them what to do in the quest to change the political narratives of the country.
The National Chairman of the party, Julius Abure, said the candidates of the party for the House of Assembly election in Edo had not stepped down for anyone and that no Labour Party candidate was being sponsored by any other party.
He appealed to the residents of the state to come out en mass to vote for candidates of the party in the March 18 election to secure victory for the party.
Earlier, the State Chairman of the party, Kelly Agbaloi, thanked the presidential candidate of the party, Peter Obi and the National Chairman of the party, Julius Abure, for visiting the State, adding that their presence had further given a boost to all the Obidients supporters in the State.
