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Former Governor of Anambra State, Mr Peter Obi has said Nigeria is in a dire need of effective leadership that could remove the country from a consuming to a productive nation.
TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports Mr Obi made this known shortly after clinching the presidential ticket of the Labour Party to emerge the presidential flag bearer of the party for the 2023 elections.
According to him, the only way to fight insecurity is to pull people out of poverty. He said that under his administration, education, power generation and the economy would be the priority if given the mandate as president.
Obi said that having secured the mandate as the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, the journey to the presidency had begun.
He said he would mobilise to harness votes from all nooks and crannies of the country to win the 2023 presidential election.
TNG reports the former Anambra State Governor was elected unopposed as the presidential candidate of the Labour Party.
He emerged the winner after all other aspirants stepped down for him and in the interest of the party in the presidential primary election that was held on Monday in Asaba, Delta.
According to Chairman, Electoral Committee, Usman Abdullahi, five presidential aspirants were cleared to contest the election.
Abdullahi disclosed that a total of 104 delegates from the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory(FCT), were accredited for the election.
However, in the unfolding event, the presidential aspirants; Prof. Pat Utomi, Mr Joseph Faduri and Mrs Olubusola Emmanuel-Tella stepped down while Mr Charles Uchenna withdrew from the election
Obi, at the end of the voting, polled a total of 96 votes to clinch the party ticket for the 2023 presidential election.
While declaring the result, Abdullahi declared Obi winner and presidential candidate of the LP for the 2023 general election for having polled a total of 96 votes out of the 97 valid votes with one invalid vote.
He described the process as free, fair, transparent and credible.
TNG reports the process was monitored by the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC) amidst tight security.
The media, Nigeria Labour Congress and Trade Union Congress were represented.