The Annual General Conference of the Nigerian Bar Association held in Lagos on Monday provided a platform for leading 2023 presidential candidates to sell themselves ahead of the campaign scheduled to start 28 September.
How Obi stole the show at Nigeria Bar Association conference.
The All Progressives Congress (APC) flagbearer, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu was represented by his running mate, Senator Kashim Shettima, while his counterpart in the New Nigeria Peoples Party, Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso did not attend or have a representative.
The Labour Party (LP) candidate, Mr Peter Obi and that of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar shared their thoughts about the Nigeria of their presidency with the participants and the AGM.
Shettima said that the APC administration would replicate the achievements recorded by Tinubu in Lagos upon emerging victorious in the election scheduled for 25 February 2023.
The former Governor of Borno State urged Nigerians to follow the man “that knows the road”.
He said: “Nigerians have the capability to see through the worn-out rhetoric and sophistry of pretentious politicians.
“Nigerians should follow the man wey know the road. From day one, we will hit the ground running. We’ll promptly address the issue of the economy, ecology, and security.
“And we have the antecedents. I built some of the best schools in Nigeria. Go to Borno and see wonders; you will never believe that it is a state in a state of war.
“So, we are going to replicate our achievements in Lagos, in Borno and some of the frontline states so that our nation will be a better place.
“The fundamental issue is pure leadership.”
For Obi, the 2023 elections would not be about connections, tribe or religion, but about competence, character and commitment to deliver.
