Nigerians in the United States will play host to Mr Peter Obi, the Labour Party flag-bearer for the 2023 Nigeria presidential election, Clariform has learnt.
BASIC FACTS
- Nigerians in the USA will later this week play host to Labour Party Presidential candidate Peter Obi.
- Peter Obi is a top contender for the February 2023 presidential election.
- He is currently in the states on a visit, during which he intends to listing to Nigerians living in the country on issues that are of interest to them
WHAT WE KNOW
Clariform has learnt that Nigerians living in the United States will play host to Mr Peter Obi, a strong contender for the office of Nigerian president under the Labour Party banner in the 2023 Nigeria presidential election.
Obi announced this engagement with Nigerians in the U.S in a video posted on social media, which according to him, will start from Wednesday, August 3st to Saturday, September 3rd across five states of the USA.
Clariform Newsdesk learnt that the presidential candidate is expected to address town hall meetings and grant interviews in major cities of across the USA in his bid to garner support for his campaign.
Though the Nigerian law makes no provision for diaspora voting. However, Nigerians abroad are thought to be influential in helping many of their kens back home in Nigeria make a choice of who to vote.
The Labour Party flagbearer is currently in the United States on a visit, during which he seeks to listing to Nigerians abroad on issues that are of interest to them and their families.
NOTABLE QUOTE
In a video post on social media, Peter Obi said, “I’m a guest speaker on the Role of Nigerian Diaspora in the Development and Growth of Nigeria, events being organised by Nigerians in the Diaspora.
“The events will hold in Charlotte, North Carolina and Dallas, Texas on Wednesday, August 31st; Washington D.C. on Thursday, September 1st; Atlanta on Friday, September 2nd and New York on Saturday, September, 3rd.
“I look forward to meeting all of you there and God bless all of you,’’.
FLASHBACK
Recall that Peter Obi, whose popularity continues to grow, has recently visited some western nations where he addressed Nigerians and friends of the country in packed-to-capacity halls.
Not long ago, Peter Obi met with Nigerians in Germany, Italy, and Canada over his presidential ambition.
Last weekend, Mr. Peter Obi visited the Vatican City in Rome, where he attended the Roman Catholic Church ceremony, organized for the ordination of new cardinals, which included Nigerian Bishop Peter Okpaleke of Ekwulobia Diocese.
Peter Obi also had met with Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State, former President Olusegun Obasanjo and others in London.
Peter Obi became Labour Party Presidential candidate after he won the party’s primary election as a consensus candidate, which was held in Asaba, Delta State early June.
COMMENTARY
The Labour Party Presidential candidate Peter Obi, is not taking his rising popularity for granted as he has not relented in his consultation for next year’s election.
His declaration for the nation`s top job was first made under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), when some people may have justifiably thought that he was gunning for the running mate of Atiku Abubakar.
Peter surprised the nation when he dumped the PDP for Labour Party, a little known political party, which has been described as a party without any political structure across the state.
He was almost immediately written off by political pundits who described his candidacy as dead on arrival under the Labour Party.
Notwithstanding, Peter Obi made it clear that leaving the PDP was the right decision as the monitised process of their primary was against his personal principle.
Peter Obi has maintained that he is not desperate to become the president of Nigeria, but desperate to see a Nigeria that works, while also noting that it is better for him to emerge through the right and legitimate process.
The soft spoken former two-term governor of Anambra State have also said that he is better off failing the election while doing the right things.
