A leader of the Obidient Movement in South East, Dr Ezeh Emmanuel Ezeh, has said that the July 19 Day of Obidient Service, which was commemorative of the 64th birthday of the 2023 Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Mr Peter Obi, had far-reaching connotations.
He said that Nigerians used the opportunity to showcase their desire for a new Nigeria, where love of neighbour should define every action, adding that it was also a great display of revulsion to primitive accumulation that has rubbished public service.
Ezeh, who spoke to the media in Abuja on Monday, commended Nigerians, particularly women and youths who deployed their time and resources to creatively amplify the philosophy of the Obidient Movement.
Likening Obi to the coming of All Progressives Congress (APC) in 2015, Ezeh urged the coalescing opposition politicians in ADC to rally round Obi so that he would repeat the feat of late Muhammadu Buhari, who defeated an incumbent that was believed to be performing below average.
He said: “In 2027, Nigerians will elect their leaders. We have seen what happened in Senegal and recently in Ghana. Courts do not decide who leads or represents the people. If there is any tie, a rerun should be conducted. Nobody will be going to Court to decide elections.
“We have seen the desperation on the other side. What the Edo State governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, said about Obi is a revelation. Plans to shrink the campaign stage are currently being worked out. Nigerians should be taking notice.
“If mad men took over the asylum, Nigerians should be prepared to get equally mad to retrieve what is truly theirs by right and fact. Benue State governor, Hyacinth Alia, was the first to let the cat out of the bag. If anybody thinks that getting Obi out will guarantee the perpetuation of structure of criminality, a raw awakening awaits him.”
