Desperate Politicians Dividing Nigerians Along Tribal, Religious Lines-Peter Obi

Labour Party  presidential candidate , Mr. Peter Obi, has submitted that desperate politicians should be blamed for  getting  Nigerians divided along tribal and religious lines.

 The said desperate politicians had according to him failed to unify Nigerians but rather chose to divide them for selfish reasons.

 Team@orientactualmags.com learned the LP presidential candidate said this in Onitsha, Anambra state while celebrating eid-li-fitri with the Muslim community during the weekend.

Submitting that Nigerians are one, he added that  once electioneering begins , some desperate politicians would try to divide the citizens along tribal and religious lines.

Obi , a one-time governor of Anambra state, who donated food parcels and beverages to them, prayed  Allah to accept their fasting and sacrifices and grant them a good life.

 ‘I’m here today to celebrate with you on this year’s occasion of sallah. Nigeria is one country. I am one Nigerian who believes in Nigeria, and also that we are one, irrespective of tribe or religion.

 I have never discriminated against anyone on the basis of religion, and I will never do that.

The only thing that brings division among us is politics. Once it is time for elections, some politicians engage in divisive campaigns, but it should not be so. One of my businesses is run by a northerner from Kano, and the business is doing well. 

You all are my brothers, and I am your brother. Today is not for politics but for celebration. I came after the election because if I  had come during electioneering, people would have said it was because I was running for president.

No one has supported the Muslim community in Anambra like me. This mosque was demolished at some point, but when I became the governor I rebuilt it the way it is today. We see you as part of us, and I want to assure you that no one can stop you from living here and carry out your businesses.

 I live here in Onitsha, and if there is any need to contact me, always do so. If you need me in the area of healthcare and education, feel free to call on me, because those are areas I’m very passionate about’ he said.

Earlier, Chief Imam of Onitsha Central Mosque, Alhaji Abdulraman Imam had submitted that  Obi  has been the only governor in the state that had visited members of the Muslim community at every celebration to felicitate them.

‘This mosque was rebuilt by you when it was demolished years back. You visited us at the Army barracks when we had a problem then. All the years you were governor, you always visited us during celebrations like this, so you are not a new face to us. 

For the eight years that you were the governor, you sponsored a lot of our members to Mecca. You did all these, even though you are a Christian. That is why we say we are with you, even as a Christian’ he said.

Also, the secretary and spokesman for the Hausa community in Onitsha, Barrister Mahmud Imam  noted that they have decided to support Obi, and would continue to pray that he has the opportunity to   lead the country because his capacity to lead is not in doubt.

‘We know what you are capable of, you did it here while you were the  governor. We (the Hausa community) are the highest registered voters in Odoakpu Ward four here, and we voted for you, and we have no regret about that. 

We saw you during campaigns, visiting interior parts of the north, places that presidential candidates that are of northern extraction feared to go to. We are happy that you represented us very well, and you vindicated us, through the messages we always sent back to our people that you were the best for the position’ he said- Team@orientactualmags.com
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