By Uchenna Eletuo
A political group known as the Igbo Political Voice (IPV) said that only credible candidates would earn its support in the 2023 general elections.
Mr Ernest Okoye, the convener of the group, known for its grassroots voter mobilisation, stressed the position of the body at a political retreat held at Amuwo Odofin, Lagos.
The event, which attracted political gladiators from mainly the Labour Party, was to streamline the political permutations for candidates in the area.
Potential voters and IPV members were sensitised to take the message of voting for credible candidates, irrespective of their political parties, to their communities.
They were urged to influence the electorate to vote for candidates that could work for a better Nigerian society.
Speaking at the event, Okoye described the “Nigerian 2023 Project“ as one in which everyone should be involved to pull the country out of the woods.
He stated that the country’s ongoing anguish demanded a concerted effort from everyone to correct the situation in order for the Nigerian state to survive.
According to him, as compatriots, it will be a disservice to the present generation and the one yet unborn for the progress of the country to be halted for issues of primordial sentiment.
“We should get it right this time around or be doomed for our doings or undoings.”
“IPV is out to install credible candidates into the nation’s elective positions to allay the fears of the masses about leadership that has been the bane of the nation,” he said.
NAN
