As the 2023 political campaign gradually gains momentum, at least 18 sitting governors are behind the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, according to the apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo.
Mazi Okechukwu Isiguzoro, the Secretary-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, revealed this on Wednesday in a statement made available to journalists.
Although he declined to name the governors, Isiguzoro revealed that a number of the country’s past leaders were also backing Obi’s candidature.
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He disclosed that the governors cut across different political platforms, adding that the All Progressives Congress, APC, and the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and other political parties, were already afraid of the development.
Ohanaeze, while hailing the courage and the determination of Nigerians who are trooping out in different parts of the country in support of Peter Obi, urged that the momentum be sustained.
“As we speak, about 18 governors from the North and the South, cutting across party lines, are behind the scenes putting up structures for Obi to win the 2023 election. In addition, some former Presidents and elder statesmen are in support of Obi’s candidature.
“They are all convinced that Obi has something different from all the other candidates.
“We are glad that for the first time in the recent past, Nigerians are united in the dethronement of misgovernance in Aso Rock. They are determined to make a political change through the ballot box with a third force presidency.
“This is the first time we are seeing such a strong political movement in Nigeria that is not being sponsored by politicians, rather the masses own the project.
“You have seen the mass movement across the country and beyond; you have seen even children, the persons with special needs, the aged, everyone is part of this movement,” he revealed.