Politics
By Kennedy Nnamani
A socio-political group under the aegis of South East South South Professionals of Nigeria, SESSPN, has called on all its members and all citizens of the 11 states it represents to vote for Peter Obi, Presidential candidate of the Labour Party.
In a statement signed on Thursday by Hannibal Uwaifo, Ireke Kalu Onuma; President and Secretary of the group respectively, the group noted that the 2023 general election circle is like none that the nation has witnessed in the past two decades.
The statement, which also carried the endorsement of Emeka Ugwu-Oju and Nuhu Yakubu, members of the board of trustees of the group, further explained that it has more eligible voters in the age bracket of 18 and 21 years, who are voting for the first time and are positively active and concerned about the outcome of the elections.
It further noted that for the first time Nigeria has a choice outside the regular choices of “this or the other”, that make up the traditional political parties.
SESSPN added that it has reviewed and considered the various options provided by the parties, the candidates and their respective manifestos and therefore makes the following recommendations to its members, the Peoples of South East, South South Zones and the entire progressive Citizens of Nigeria:
-Nigeria needs and deserves a break from the past and from the now dysfunctional beaten path. With regards to ethnicity and religion the country is in a polarized state and therefore there is a need to have a leader who will unify the country based on equity, justice and fairness.
-The possibility of a total collapse stares us in the face, hence a need to choose a leader capable of restoring faith in the country and hope in each citizen. We also need to choose a leader who would be acceptable to the outside world as that level of comfort will lead to business relations and attract investors to boost our economy.
-With an economy that’s hitched on consumption and a deficit that has reduced the average Nigerians to paupers, we need an informed, capable and disciplined leader that has the potential to rescue this almost failed state.
-We, without reservation, consider an ethical, value driven trait to be the character of the person most qualified to serve our country at this point in our history.
-Therefore, as an association representative of 11 states and over 60 million people, we recommend that our people vote for Mr. Peter Obi of the Labour Party, as the next President of Nigeria.
KN
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