POSN HOLDS SOUTH EAST /SOUTH SOUTH OBIDIENT SUMMIT IN ASABA TO MOBILIZE GRASSROOTS SUPPORT FOR PETER OBI

By Ikenna Ngene

Peter Obi Support Network, POSN, in collaboration with Diaspora Medics for Good Governance, DM4GG has organized a one-day-conference for the eleven South East and South-South States aimed at mobilizing Grassroots support for the Labour Party, LP Presidential candidate, Mr Peter Obi from the two sister zones.

The conference which attracted various Labour Party Stakeholders in the Geo- Political Zones, was held at Asaba, Delta State.

The conference has “Developing Grass Root Structure for Effective People Oriented Democracy”, as its theme.

In his welcome address, the Chairman, Conference Organizing Committee, Mazi Ikechukwu Bismarck Oji, MNSE stated that the conference was aimed at Strategizing on how best to mobilize voters for the Labour Party, LP, Presidential candidate, Mr Peter Obi at the grassroots and as well protection of the votes, to ensure that every vote counts.

He also stressed the need for synergy between the Labour Party, itself and various support groups, especially POSN, which he referred to as Peter Obi’s first son.

“POSN is a primus inter pares, first among equals, in so far as Peter Obi Support Groups are concerned, having being inaugurated by Mr Peter Obi, himself in April, when he was still in PDP.

“In fact, POSN is like Peter Obi’s first son and has been instrumental to the Obidient movement’s success story especially the Abuja and Jos Obidient Summits.

“There is however, need for synergy between the Labour Party itself and POSN, as well as other support groups. Labour Party is the vehicle, Peter Obi is the driver and POSN as well as other members of the Obidient movement are the passengers”

He also condemned the resort to hooliganism by the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, as evidenced by the disruption of the medical outreach organized by Diaspora Medics for Good Governance, DM4GG, the previous day at Ogbogonogo market, Asaba by thugs sent by the Chairman, Oshimili South LGA.

“I condemn the disruption of yesterday’s medical outreach by PDP thugs sent by the Chairman, Oshimili South LGA. We refuse to stampeded or discouraged, as we strive to liberate Nigeria from grasps of “enemies of the Nigerian masses”, politicians of the old order who gluttonous feed fat on our Commonwealth. Doomed is the nation whose thinkers are gluttons”

Addressing the gathering, the global coordinator, Peter Obi Support Network, Miss Augusta Nneka, disclosed that the support network, which was inaugurated in May at Abuja, has drawn over six thousand, seven hundred state coordinators and sixty-five thousand volunteer groups nationwide while in the Diaspora, they have supporters from eleven countries, noting that they have been able to organize three summits courtesy of state coordinators, who have devoted their time and money in less than a month.

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Miss Nneka said the summit was aimed at ensuring that every citizen is trained to be an electoral agent that can vote and secure his or her vote at every polling unit urging the co-coordinators to embark on door to door training of people at the grassroots on the good news of Peter Obi.

In his keynote address, the founder, Center For Value in Leadership and African Democratic Congress, Professor Patrick Utomi, represented by the Chairman, Labour Party Delta State, Ambassador Tony Ezeagwu, commended the organizers for their commitment saying that they are not working for Peter Obi rather for the masses and called for collective efforts to achieve their goal.

In her speech, the Imo State POSN Coordinator, Ambassador Lilian Ukoha, asked the support network to remain focused, available and trust worthy noting that the network requires people of like minds to achieve their set goal.

In their various endorsement speeches, the Enugu, Ebonyi, Delta, Cross River, Rivers, Edo, Abia, Bayelsa, Anambra and Akwa Ibom States Coordinators, expressed their readiness to change the course of th country by enthroning good governance and living a good legacy for their unborn children.

Highpoint of the conference was entertainment by the Royal Wings dance group.