Politics
By Kennedy Nnamani
BARELY three days to the 2023 general elections, the Imo Progressive Lawyers Association, IPLA, has endorsed the candidacy of Peter Obi, Labour Party’s presidential flag bearer.
The group made this known on Wednesday, February 22, 2023 in a statement signed by Chris Okeke, President of the group.
The statement noted that after a special general meeting on the 14th of January, 2023, the group unanimously adopted “the tripartite ethos of Competence, Capacity, and Character echoed by many well-meaning Nigerians and popularized by the presidential candidate of the Labour Party.
It further noted that the group examined the manifestoes of all the presidential candidates of the various political parties before it unanimously made the endorsement.
According to IPLA, this endorsement stems from the collective belief that Obi best represents the transformation that Nigerians so badly need at the moment.
“We hereby call on all Nigerians irrespective of tribe, gender, religion or colour to come out on Saturday, February 25, 2023 and cast their votes for the most competent candidate,” the statement said.
IPLA therefore called on the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, President Muhammadu Buhari and all security agencies to ensure a level playing field for all political parties and their candidates during the general elections.
“We cannot afford to do otherwise,” it added.
IPLA is an association of progressively minded lawyers of Imo State extraction anywhere they may be found.
They are registered in accordance with the laws of the Federal Republic of Nigeria with the motto: Maka odi nanma ndi Imo (which literally means for the good of the people of Imo state, and Ndi Igbo).
The group has continuously lived up to its mandate in responding to issues affecting governance and justice both in Imo State, Ala Igbo and Nigeria in general.
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