Amby Uneze in Owerri
A pan-Igbo socio-cultural and
political organization, Obigbo has endorsed the governorship candidate of the
Labour Party (LP) in Lagos State, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour in the rescheduled March
18, 2023 governorship election in the State.
Just as the Afenifere last week
endorsed the candidature of Rhodes-Vivour, the Obigbo comprising the Igbo,
progressive Yoruba and other ethnic nationalities has enjoined her members to
vote massively for the governorship of Labour Party candidate and all other
candidates of the party for the Lagos State House of Assembly.
In a Press Statement signed by
Gideon Oji Agwu, the National Publicity Secretary of the organisation, he advised
Lagosians to vote massively for the Labour Party in the March 18 rescheduled
Governorship and House of Assembly elections.
According to the group, Lagos State
is a heterogeneous society and center of excellence for all Nigerians but is regretted
that it is quickly becoming a political fiefdom of a few self-acclaimed leaders
who feel that without them, Lagos State would not work.
The group alleged that the deep
rooted corruption, high taxation, intimidation and anti-people policies have so
impoverished Lagos residents that “it is time to vote out those people and
their surrogates.”
The body also alleged out that the
APC-led government in Lagos State has earmarked three major markets for
demolition by September, if re-elected.
“We are, therefore, calling on the
electorate, especially the Igbo nation, to be vigilant and stand against such
plans to massively rig the forthcoming elections, and to vote them out and
break the chains of political and economic slavery, and return Lagos to her
place of pride and unity as envisioned by Macaulay, Azikiwe, Awolowo and other
founding Fathers,”
“Rhodes-Vivour is a detribalise
Nigerian and a scion of the illustrious
Rhodes-Vivour family of Lagos whose family ancestry and pivotal contribution to
the affairs of Lagos dates back to five generations and would restore the
cherished values of Lagos encapsulated in the promoting goodwill, dignity and
nobility of spirit,” Agwu said.
The Organization while advising the
incumbent to forget about his dream of being re-elected, as governance is not
about leaking ice cream in Shopping Malls, also admonished her members from all
the market unions to adhere strictly to the scheduled night meetings and at the
stipulated time for obvious reasons.
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