2023: Ooni lauds Peter Obi’s youth development agenda, urges Nigerians to vote without tribal, religious sentiments

The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, has lauded the youth development agenda of Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP).

 

A statement by the Ooni’s spokesperson, Moses Olafare, disclosed that the monarch received Obi at his palace in Ile-Ife, Osun State.

 

The statement quoted the Ooni as saying that it is obligatory for any society seeking greatness to prioritize youth development and capacity-building.

 

Said the Ife monarch: “Right from my first day as the Ooni, I openly dedicated this revered throne to the youth population and I have been matching the promise up with actions in form of programmes and several initiatives geared towards empowering our youths because they are our future.

 

“I am glad that you recognize that fact and I pray that God Almighty grants your heart’s desires.”

 

Earlier in his address, Obi begged the electorate to see beyond religious and tribal sentiments while choosing the next leaders for the country in 2023.

 

Obi who lamented the current state of the nation advised Nigerians to choose a better future for themselves by voting for the right set of leaders.

 

“To the Nigerian youths, it is now your turn to take this country from them; choose the right leader that would take the country to the promised Land. Nobody is entitled to take it from you. If they give you money, take it, they are only paying part of their debt,” Obi said.

 

“Nobody should vote for me because I’m an Igbo man, South Easterner or because of my religion. There is no tribe where people are eating free food, buying bread cheaper or exempted from the excruciating hardship currently being experienced in the land.”

 

 

(Abeyanews)