19th February, 2023
A Kogi Labour Party (LP) Chieftain, Mr Bayo Averehi, on Sunday said Nigeria was in dire need of a strong and committed visionary leader that would salvage it from the present economic quagmire.
Averehi said only the Labour Party presidential candidate, Dr Peter Obi fits the description.
“This is because both PDP and APC have not been able to bring the nation out of the mess the nation has found herself.”
Averehi, who was Kogi PDP Guber aspirant in 2019, made the statement at a news conference in Lokoja.
He said that as Feb. 25 general elections were around the corner, Nigerians should look beyond political parties and vote for personality and competence amongst the presidential candidates.
“Nigeria as a nation should be uppermost in our decision making as regards this coming presidential and National Assembly elections to vote for individuals that can salvage her.
“Enough is enough. It is time we proved to the two major political parties that we have the power to hire and fire. So that when next they are voted into power, they will not take us for granted,” Averehi told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN).
He said the antecedent of Peter Obi speaks for him and urged Nigerians to come out en mass to vote for him.
Averehi, however, appealed to the Nigerian youths not to allow themselves to be used by any politician to foment trouble in order to have free and peaceful elections.