Vice Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Senator Baba Ahmed Datti has said that the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and the All Progressives Congress (APC) have both ruled for 24 years combined with nothing to show other than insecurity, corruption and other challenges.
While making the declaration during an interview after a town-hall meeting with key stakeholders including state party leadership, Coalition of Obi/Datti Support Groups, aspirants for the various elective positions ahead of next year’s general election in Minna the Niger state Capital, Senator Datti urged Nigerians to ignore politicians who use religion and tribal sentiments to instill hatred amongst the electorates.
This is as preparations towards the 2023 general elections have entered intensed campaign week.
According to him “If the APC and the PDP are better after 24 years combined of governance why are we still witnessing the challenges we are facing? Nigerians, it’s time to take back our country.
“My fellow victims of insecurity, corruption; we, Nigerians are the ones who have been cheated and we did not cheat, these politicians in other parties are the ones who have cheated us. The end of these terrible issues have come”.
The Vice Presidential Candidate while reacting to some Presidential candidates and religious leaders who have been telling their members to vote along religious and tribal line against, said “I urge you to ignore such people and vote for credibility, competence, character, equity, fairness and justice to save Nigeria from disintegration”.
He urged the thousands of youths to ensure they get their Permanent Voter’s Cards (PVCs) and come out enmass to vote out politicians who have outlived their usefulness but want to continue to remain in power against the interest of the citizenry.
He said “when politicians who have nothing to cover up their lies and lack of ideas to resolve the mileage of problems Nigeria is facing, they will look for anything to create confusion, religion and tribal comes handy hence Nigerians should not to fall for their antics”.
Senator Datti who said he was in Niger state as part of assessment tour of the 18 Northern States encouraged the electorates to ignore propaganda by Presidential candidates of some political parties claiming that they have ‘structures’ to advance their 2023 cause, adding that Nigerians are the structure and will be the ones to decide who takes over from President Muhammadu Buhari next year.
While reminded the supporters that a united Nigeria where every citizen has equal stake is better than a divided one.
Earlier, Secretary of the Labour Party in the state, Dr. Joseph Mamman said the emergence of Peter Obi will put an end to the challenges faced by Nigerians.
According to him “Our party is a grassroot party. I can assure you that our women and youths will vote for him massively to emerge as the next President”.
“We don’t need any physical structure as some people are analysing, what we need is the votes of Nigerians. The people are ready to vote for a better Nigeria”.
A member of the Coalition and Publicity Secretary of the Nigeria Youth Movement for Peter Obi and Ahmed Datti Ahmed (NYMPODA), Daniel Atori said Nigerians need a candidate who can help lead the country out of the current challenges and to see that
He added that other party candidates are the oligarchists who have held Nigeria in captive, but that Nigeria Youths and well meaning elders want to right the wrongs done by our past leaders.
Amongst those that accompanied the Vice Presidential Candidate are Audi Mohammed, Chief Uche and Senator Victor Lar.
