2023: We Remain Committed To Peter Obi’s Presidency — Middle Belt Forum

The Middle Belt Forum has said it remains committed to the ambition of the presidential candidate of the Labour Party for the 2023 elections in Nigeria, Peter Obi.

The President of the MBF, Bitrus Pogu, reaffirmed the position in Enugu on Sunday at the 70th birthday of Nnia Nwodo.

Chief Nwodo is the immediate past President General of the Ohanaeze Ndigbo and a former Minister of Information.

Pogu said the North Central had no better option than Obi, adding that the MBF remains committed to supporting a president of South East extraction for the purpose of fairness, equity and justice.

He said in a keynote address in which he praised Nwodo over his role in the emergence of Obi as presidential candidate from the South East: “We have said it again and again that in the interest of equity, fairness, and justice, the president should come from the south, particularly the South East.

“In the Middle Belt, we are with Obi for a better Nigeria.

“When Obi emerges, Nwodo will stand by him as one of the persons who played a major role in presenting him to us.”

Among those who attended the ceremony were Obi; former President Olusegun Obasanjo, who served as the Chairman; and leader of the apex Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, Pa Ayo Adebanjo.