In his message to Nigerians the actor and former All People Congress (APC) member, said: “We are here to March for our freedom. Freedom at last. Before now, Nigerians have been living in bondage. But we are no longer living in bondage. We are free. Enough of these old men spoiling our destinies. They have spoilt their own destinies, they cannot spoil our own destinies. We have waited enough for them. We can no longer wait. We are taking our destinies in our hands. Nigeria should be one of the firsts in the world but these evil leaders want to make us last and we are saying no to them.”
“The youths who constitute majority of the crowd, swore to vote and defend their votes on the election day, to ensure Peter Obi and Datti Ahmed emerge victorious, saying that that would signify the beginning of a new Nigeria, where good and inclusive governance will thrive”
Also in the crowd was a popular musician Charlyboy.
The pro-Obi supporters amidst heavy security , marched from the Unity Fountain to the Moshood Abiola National Stadium and finally converged on the Abuja City Gate.
Speaking with Allfactsnews correspondence, the Nollywood actor said ” We Nigerians are strong, vibrant, and resilient. Nigeria has capacity in humans and natural resources. But we don’t have leaders that can effectively combine these things, through planning, organizing, directing and controlling to produce the necessary goods and services, which people of this country need for our surviving and growth.
“So this march is important so that we can march for freedom, freedom from poverty, freedom from insecurity, freedom from darkness.
“We can see for 20 years of democracy going to 24 there is no lights, no infrastructure, everywhere is under siege of terrorism and banditry.
“We want to be free from these things and we have seen hope in Peter Obi, so we are marching for freedom, we are campaigning for redemption. So, Peter Obi is simply a symbol of a society that wants freedom and redemption.
“We marched from Unit to Fountain to Hilton, down to City Gate and the whole streets is filled up in one go. We are more than 3 million. 1 million from every state is 36 million. No president has one with up to 36 million. We are going to give them more than 36 million this time around.
It is not social media. Nobody will march all these long without coming out to vote eventually. Because we did not give shishi to anybody. It is reality.
Also speaking was the Assistant National Youth Leader of Labour Party (LP) Dr Mo ‘Madmo’ Paul of @MADMoConcept who responded to the reason for the massive turn out.
Madmo said “The will of a man is in his strength. The strength of a man is in his character. The character shows up when he speaks, when he opens his eyes, when he walks and when he talks. This is what we have seen today.
“We are mobilizing because justice is on the ground in Nigeria. Equity is falling by the wayside. We see that righteousness no longer holds sway in Nigeria How can our soldiers be dying in Sambisa? When we delivered Liberia, we delivered Syria alone. I was on ground. The best road in Sierra Leone is named after Abacha because it was ECOMOG which was 80% of Nigerian soldiers that delivered us.
“We march because, how can our leaders be celebrating their children’s graduation abroad when 8 months down the line, our children at home? We are mobilizing because our young people have become targets and recruits for bandits, for kidnapping, for Yahoo Yahoo, for terrorism, for all kinds of wrongs. We are marching because we don’t want NEPA to be taking lights. We are marching because we are tired of internet not working well.
“Listen, everywhere you go on Earth from Agriculture, to WTO, to the UN, from the House of Commons to the US Congress, you will find a Nigerian when it is the latest car design in the world today, You will find in Nigeria.
“Nigerians are intelligent They have capacity. They have integrity. The only thing that has not been fixed in Nigeria is our politics and our leadership. And we are saying that enough is enough. We want to say at the end of 2023, general election, that we have carried the burden. We have taken all the money from our pocket, we have contributed it.
“We are saying that from henceforth, what we need is the ideal vote. Yes, a vote that is inclusive. A vote that is democratic, a vote that has enablement for accountability and leadership. We don’t want a leader that is unaware. We don’t want a leader that we cannot see. We want somebody who is strong physically, strong in his mind, who can attend to the issues of 21st century.
“At this time, when in developed world, people that are less than 40 years old, are leading. How can that be different for the largest the biggest economy, the biggest population, the biggest, everything in Africa? This is why we are marching. This is why we are standing, this is why we are praying. This is why we will not stop. This is why we will go against vote rigging, we will go against vote buying, we will go against everything that is wrong with Nigeria. Until we fix Nigeria. This is where we match. My name is Dr. Moses Paul, a.k.a Madmo and I represent the coalition’s of different people, different ethnics, different support groups, different entity, different individuals, different Nigerians”
Another supporter, Nana Sani Kazaure, said:“We are here for Peter Obi and Yusuf Datti Baba Ahmed because we believe in credibility. We believe in character, we believe in competence. And we are here to show that we are not just a social media structure. Our votes will not be on social media. On that day, we will come out in mass and our voices will count.
Also, gracing the rally, was a newly wedded couple, Blessing and Desmond Adamson who shocked the public on Saturday, when they drove straight from their wedding ceremony to join Thousands of Labour Party (LP) supporters for the Abuja rally.
Speaking at the rally, the groom, Mr Desmond Adamson said there was no way he could miss the rally and called it a blessing coinciding with his wedding.
He said: “Knowing that today, which is my wedding, happens to also be the day for the Obidient movement, I told myself that after church, I and my partner will come straight to join the rally to.”
His spouse, Mrs Adamson equally had this to say: “We want to have kids in a country that is free from violence, insecurity, free from poverty,and hardship. That is why I said I must be here today to lend my support to the obidient movement.
