By Edafe Godwin
As part of efforts to ensure that Labour Party (LP), comes victorious in 2023 general elections, Barr. Robert Omote has abandoned his former party, All Progressive Congress (APC), for the Labour Party (LP) saying, both the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), and the All Progressive Congress (APC) have failed Nigeria in all ramifications.
Barr. Omote who is a native of Ogorivwo-Ovu in the Ethiope East Local Government Area, Delta State made this known while speaking with newsmen in a phone conversation recently.
According to him, People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and All Progressive Congress (APC) have failed Nigerians, saying, the party that can salvage Nigerians is Labour Party on which platform Peter Obi is gunning for Presidency. He said:” Before now, l was a member of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), a member of Alliance for Democracy (AD), as well as Democratic People’s Party (DPP), while l was in each of these parties, l worked for their growth and development”.
He added:” As a member of Labour Party, in order to ensure that Peter Obi wins the Presidency, l have been coordinating a Political Pressure Group known as: “Young Professionals For Peter Obi and Ahmed Dattis Movement” and l was able to use this group to converse support for Peter Obi and other Labour Party candidates for people to vote the party which will be the only political party that can transform Nigeria”.
On whether, Labour Party is on ground in Delta State to win the elections in the State, Barr. Omote posited that, Labour Party is much on ground to take over the mantle of leadership from the hands of this bad administration of PDP.
According to him, “the million march of the people for Peter Obi and Ahmed Dattis recently in Asaba and in Warri was a clear evidence to the fact that, Labour Party is much on ground to wrestle power from PDP and APC” While enumerating some of the reasons for him to abandon APC for LP, Barr. Omote hinted: “I can still remember vividly that the APC led administration promised Nigerians that the four refineries would be revamped; put an end to importation of petroleum products; end insecurity, (Boko Haram,); raise the value of the naira in such a way that #2 would be exchanged for a dollar; create jobs for the youths; create an enabling environment for Nigeria to operate better and enhance power supply; end medical tourism; among others” He said, all these and many more are unfulfilled promises of APC led administration.
Barr. Omote added:” “Let us critically appraise the performance of this APC led government, there is no day that Nigerians are not killed on their farms or abducted, the problem of insecurity is so bad that communities now pay ransom to bandits for them to have access to their farms”. He added that, it is regrettable that Nigeria is the only country among the countries in Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) where her citizens depend on the importation of petroleum products.
Barr. Omote said the hospitals in Nigeria are virtually empty as many of the Medical Personnel have gone and continue to go to other countries in search of greener pastures adding, with all these analysis, APC led administration has failed woefully. He said he sees the emergence of Peter Obi as President of this country as a relief hence; he defected to the Labour Party.
Barr. Omote said, with all these unfilled promises, he therefore called on Nigerians to vote out APC and PDP come 2023 general elections and vote for Peter Obi of the Labour Party to save Nigerians from this economic woes.