Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has urged Christians in the country to vote based on the competence of candidates and not based on tribal sentiments.
Obi who stated this Wednesday in a remark at the on-going National Convention of the Assemblies of God Nigeria at Okpoto, Ebonyi State, said time had come to vote for “a human being who has conscience and trust” to lead the country.
The presidential hopeful urged Nigerians to look beyond tribe and vote for candidates based on their antecedents and what they could offer.
According to him: “Put all of us on a scale; let’s know who we are; let’s ask questions who we are; let’s verify who we are.
“Don’t say, because Peter Obi is from the South-East, I will vote for him. Do not vote for me because I’m an Igbo man. Don’t vote for anybody because he is from the West. Do not vote for anybody because he’s from the North.
“This is time to vote for a human being who has conscience and trust.”
The Labour Party presidential hopeful spoke amid thunderous ovation by the crowd of worshipers from all parts of the country who had congregated for the annual convention.
