Former presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has stated that the visit to Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, was to solicit his support and coopertion in the quest to unite Nigeria.
PrimeTimes Nigeria reports that Peter Obi, a chieftain of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), made this known during his visit to Governor Mohammed at the Presidential Lounge of the Government House, Bauchi, on Thursday.
Peter Obi was accompanied by some Igbo elders, ADC senators from the South-East, and his political associates to the meeting with the governor.
Speaking at the meeting, Peter Obi expressed displeasure over the state of the country and called for unity and national renewal in Nigeria.
He said, “I am here to solicit the support and cooperation of his excellency and the stakeholders of Bauchi in our quest to unite this country.”
“We want to have a united country to build a future for our children. The country cannot continue the way it is today, we are headed in the wrong direction and we need to reverse that for everybody and that is why we are here to seek his support in building a new Nigeria, that’s for the benefit for all.
“We are building that Nigeria the way it used to be where child of nobody will learn to be somebody without knowing anybody thank you.”