Obi in Kaduna promises to secure Nigeria, unite citizens

• Published date: 19 January 2023
• Publication title: Nigeria - The Nation

The campaign train of the Labour Party (LP) yesterday landed in Kaduna yesterday.

Its presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi, promised to engender a new Nigeria whose people would be secured and united, where every citizen would be proud to belong, if elected in the February 25 election.

He said many Nigerians are currently ashamed to identify with their country because of the numerous challenges facing the country.

Speaking at the party's rally in the ancient city to kick off its presidential campaign in the North, Obi said: 'Kaduna was the capital of Northern Nigeria where every Nigerian was proud to belong; hence, we started the campaign here in Kaduna.

'We are about to bring back that Nigeria where everybody was happy to belong. Kaduna State represented productivity in the North. It represented what was good in Nigeria. And that is what we want to bring back. We are tired of hearing stories.'

According to him, Kaduna State hosts the best military formations in the country and it is supposed to be more secured than any part of the country.

'But there are so many security challenges in the state. We will secure and unite Nigeria. Security will come back again,' Obi said.

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The former Anambra State governor blamed bad leadership for the pervasive insecurity in the land.

He said this is why bandits operate almost freely, killing and causing destruction.

Obi said: 'We will restructure the security architecture. Security personnel will be well taken care of. We will ensure their lives are taken care of so that...