OBI/DATTI/ DAKUM LP GET BOOST IN PLATEAU AS WAZOBIA GROUP OPENS OFFICE

By Nanyah Daman, Joan Enoch and Anastasia Timbyen. 

The Peter Obi/ Ahmed Yusuf Datti joint presidential ticket and the Dr Patrick Sunday Dakum Plateau State Governorship candidature as well as the Labour Party in Plateau State has gotten a big boost with the commissioning of the Wazobia Youth Movement for Obi/ Datti/ Dakum 2023 campaign office at No. 5 Zaria Bye Pass,close to former Jamil Motor and G.U.O Motors Park, Jos the Plateau State Capital on Friday 9th September, 2022 in a carnival like celebration.

While commissioning the office Comrade Mike Audu, the Deputy Chairman of the LP in Plateau State on behalf of the Plateau State Chairperson, Grace Zamfara dedicated the office to the Glory of God and for the use of mankind. 

He praised the Wazobia Youths Movement for Obi/ Datti/ Dakum/ Zi / Asama for their courage, doggedness, zealousness and vision for believing in not just the LP, but in the candidature of Obi/ Datti/ Dakum/ Zi / Asama to lift Nigerians out of poverty, insecurity and economic woes.

The Deputy Chairman of the LP ,who ably represented the State Chairperson, Grace Zamfara posited that if a LP Support Group will rent and open an office without the help of the party, it shows total commitment and the zeal to rescue Nigeria from the clutches of underdevelopment, backwardness and unproductiveness.

Comrade Mike Audu encouraged WAZOBIA Group to be in the forefront of campaigning for Obi/ Datti/ Dakum/ Zi / Asama and indeed all LP candidates from top to bottom wherever they are.

Speaking on the structure of the LP, the Deputy Chairman insists that the party has a formidable structure of men and women of conscience, the organized Labour and Nigerians of goodwill who are all over the place donating themselves for the use of the party, their hard earned resources and their intellect for the success of LP in 2023 and beyond. 

On the 2 million man march for Obi/ Datti/ Dakum/ Zi / Asama and others the Deputy Chairman of LP said he guarantees LP that people will massively come out, which in turn,will translate to winning votes in 2023 General Elections since Peter Obi is a movement which can also be described as Tsunami and the movement is now bigger than Peter Obi who cannot himself, stop the movement since nobody can threaten the movement.

In his welcome address comrade Jesse Sunday Okonkwo, the Plateau State Co-ordinator of the WAZOBIA Youths Movement for Obi/ Datti/ Dakum/ Zi / Asama eulogised Grace Zamfara, the LP Chairperson of Plateau State for the wonderful job she is doing to galvanize the structure of the LP Presidential/Vice Presidential, Governorship, Senatorial, House of Representatives and the House of Assembly Candidates to win the 2023 General Elections in Plateau State.

Okonkwo elaborated that it is the systemic failure of the two major political parties,the APC and the PDP that gave rise to the LP and its total acceptance by the low and mighty. 

He enumerated the failures of the PDP and APC in the areas of education with constant strike actions by ASSU, NASU, others, insecurity, high cost of food items, increase in fuel, crash of the Naira to the Dollar, ethnicity and religious bias, corruption etc hence WAZOBIA will mobilize Youths in the country to vote for LP Candidates in the 2023 General Elections.

The vibrant Coordinator hinted that the LP if elected will run a peopled centred government that will be beneficial to all and sundry.

Dr Patrick Sunday Dakum, the Plateau State Labour Party Governorship Candidate, the Chief Executive Officer of the Institute of Human Virology, Abuja Nigeria and the Leaders of the consolidation for Greater Plateau 2023 Team, who was properly and ably represented by Chief Amb Nanyah Andrew Daman (JP) anipr, the Director of Media of the Dakum Consolidation for Greater Plateau Team appreciated the WAZOBIA Group for the wonderful initiative to unite the Yorubas, the Igbos, the Hausas and all Nationalities in Nigeria with the sole aim of working and mobilising the youths for the actualisation of the Peter Obi/ Ahmed Yusuf Datti/ Dr Patrick Sunday Dakum/ Gyang Zi/ Daniel Asama candidatures and all other LP candidates in Plateau State to win the 2023 General Elections.

Dakum urged the youths to ensure they collect their PVCs, massively go out on Election days, vote for the LP from top to bottom, wait and defend their votes until the party is announced victorious in the 2023 General Elections days and not by playing football while their future is being decided at polling units.

Speaking on money politics and vote buying, Dakum urged the Youths to reject money for votes before, during and after elections so as not to trade the future for peanuts.

The representative of Dr Dakum reeled out the achievements of Dr Dakum to include the building of the Headquarters of the Institute of Human Virology Abuja from foundation to finishing, building of IHVN branches in 26 States of the federation, employment of thousands of youths, with over 750 from Plateau State, mentorship of thousands of youths, women and men, being a Sunday School teacher, a development expert, an international scholar, a family doctor with his popular radio programs, home front, a God fearing man and a humane personality amongst many others.

Hon Chief Aloysius Ibe, the Plateau State LP Financial Secretary in his contribution hinted that the LP is not new in Plateau State because Former Executive Governor of the State, Sen Joshua Chibi Dariye , was elected Senator under the LP when the PDP refused him ticket. He continued that Hon Pauline Tallen, the former Deputy Governor of Plateau State also contested for Governorship under the LP in the past, hence the party has structure and is well known in Plateau State.

Ibe declared that the two major political parties,the APC and PDP have disappointed Nigerians hence the acceptability and rush to the LP to redeem the country from the clutches of destruction and hopelessness. 

Ibe said the cost of goods and services have skyrocketed beyond the reach of the common man. He gave examples with local rice which used to be N200 is now N1000 per mudu, beans is now N800 per mudu, motor parts, fuel, cost of living, house rent and provisions have all now become out of the reach of the common man.

The Plateau State LP Financial Secretary urged Nigerians to vote Peter Obi and LP candidates because they are credible, visionary and sympathetic to the masses forgetting sentiments of religion, ethnicity or class. 

He said the LP is united in Plateau State with Dr Patrick Dakum as its Governorship candidate, Barr Gyang Zi as its Plateau North Senatorial Candidate and Hon Daniel Asama as its Jos North/ Bassa House of Representatives Candidate.

Hon Ibe advised voters to check the ballot paper and vote for LP, Papa, Mama and Pikin at the Presidential and National Assembly on February 24th, 2023 and repeat same on march, 11th 2023 at the Governorship and House of Assembly Elections. 

Ibe confirmed that if Peter Obi emerges at the first ballot, there will be a bandwagon effect in all the other elections, thus, all LP supporters must come out enmasse to vote for LP. 

He concluded that if the APC in 2014 had no offices unlike the LP that now have offices in every nook and cranny of Nigeria, the LP will surely sweep all seats in the federation. 

He advised that Nigerians must make a good change as our Labor shall not be in vain.

Alh Yakubu Ibrahim, the Wazobia Chairman of Sarkin Arab Ward of Jos North LGA in his remarks, pointed out that Wazobia has united Nigeria thus, they are totally obidient because they are tired of working for the ruling party without any reward. He said they are tired of pushing a vehicle and when it starts, they are left behind.

Yakubu Ibrahim confirmed the good works Peter Obi did in Anambra State and feels he will do better for Nigeria with abundant resources at his disposal. 

He said they are supporting the LP not for religious or ethnic sentiment but for the unity and betterment of Nigeria.

Personalities present at the commissioning and inauguration of the WAZOBIA Executive Council members were Chief Anisiobi Onyeka, Youth Leader, Okwuchkwu Onucha, Coach Amos Dangs, Musa Muhammed Ahmad, amongst many others.

Comrade Mike Audu the LP Deputy Chairman commissioned the WAZOBIA office with the assistance of dignitaries present after administering the oath of office to the WAZOBIA Executive Council members.