Senator Baba Ahmed Datti, the vice presidential candidate for the Labour Party (LP), has urged Nigerians to disregard politicians who incite animosity among the public via the use of religion and tribalism.
Senator Datti made this statement in a Minna interview that followed a town-hall gathering with party leaders in the Niger state.
The Coalition of Obi/Datti Support Groups and other candidates for the various elected offices are also present at the gathering.
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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the All Progressives Congress (APC) have reigned for 24 years, he noted, with little to show for their efforts; instead, the nation is plagued by insecurity, corruption, and other problems.
“If the APC and the PDP are better after 24 years of united rule, why are we still seeing the difficulties we are facing?” the LP vice presidential candidate questioned. It’s time for us Nigerians to reclaim our nation.
He asked the populace to ignore such people in order to prevent the nation from falling apart in response to some presidential candidates and religious leaders in Nigeria who are purportedly encouraging their followers to vote along religious and tribal lines.
To prevent Nigeria from falling apart, Datti pleaded with the electorate, “I implore you to disregard such people and vote for credibility, competence, character, equity, fairness, and justice.”
Additionally, he urged the many young people in the country to collect their Permanent Voter’s Cards (PVCs) and turn out in large numbers to vote out incumbent lawmakers.
“Politicians who have nothing to hide their lies and lack of solutions to the myriad issues Nigeria has would look for anything to cause confusion, which is why Nigerians should not fall for their antics,” he said.
Before the presidential campaigns arrived in the state, the Coalition of Support Groups for Peter Obi and Ahmed Datti in Niger State held a stakeholders conference to discuss how to get people out to vote.
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Speaking, Habila Daniel Dikko, the state coordinator for Niger for the Coalition of Support Groups for Peter Obi and Ahmed Datti, emphasized the importance of raising public awareness in order to ensure that Peter Obi becomes president by 2023.
