2023 : Obi, Umeh Charge JDPC On Credible Election

By Julie Sylvia, Onitsha

The Presidential candidate of the labour Party, LP, Mr. Peter Obi, and the LP candidate for Anambra Central Senatorial District, Chief Victor Umeh, has charged a Catholic missionary organization, Justice Development, Peace Caritas, JDPC, to ensure free, fair and credible election come to the 2023 general election.

They gave the charge during the fund raising/award ceremony of JDPC, held at Saint Mary Catholic Church Hall, Onitsha, to raise fund for its numerous projects it embarked upon and need to procure buses for its evangelical work and complete construction of its secretariat.

Urging them not to relent in its resolve to ensure that good leaders were elected to represent the people, Mr. Obi reiterated that the time has come for the body to as usual, monitor the conduct of the election and help in teaching the electorate the essence of having good leaders to take the country to the next level.

The LP Presidential candidate who was ably represented by Hon. Ugochukwu Ezeani, former Chairman of Onitsha South Local Government Area, told the people that the destiny of this country is in their hands.

“You have the opportunity to vote for the Labour Party Presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi, now, if you want the sufferings to end,and all LP Candidates.

In his speech, Chief Umeh recalled that JDPC has been playing a good role politically despite that it was a missionary organization, stating that in 2003, when there was false declaration of result in the State, it was the JDPC that helped to rectify it.

He said that Obi was the best of the three big parties to reposition the country for the better, pointing out that the Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, should not have joined the race since the North was presently in power.

According to him, the principle of rotation should be respected, even as he added that the West has also taken its slot of the presidential seat.

He blamed the suffering today by Nigerians on bad leaders adding that when the righteous is in power the people rejoice but when the wicked is in power the people suffer.

In her response, the President of JDPC, Onitsha Region, Rotarian Cordelia Mba, commended all that honoured JDPC invitation despite their tight schedules, pledging that the body would not relent in her effort towards ensuring free, fair and credible election.

She described the present administration as a disgrace to the people that elected it into power adding that it worsened the sufferings of Nigerians.

In his contribution, the chairman of the planning committee, comrade Vincent Ezekwueme, express satisfaction that with the presence of Chief Victor Umeh, his likes if elected, would help to turn around the country.

Ezekwueme said further that the political role being played by JDPC, has contributed immensely towards creation of political awareness and need for all to participate in election.

Earlier, the JDPC Director, Rev Fr. Edwin Udoye, commended all that were present and stressed the need for assistance to JDPC, to enable it embark on numerous projects it has earmarked for better life to the society.

Among those in attendance included, Barr Joe Ogbuli, chairman of the ocassion, Hon. Tony Nwoye, LP Anambra North Senatorial candidate and Rtd justice Veronica Umeh, represented by Mrs. Nkoli Ebede.

There was presentation of award of grand patron to Mr Peter Obi,award of Ambassador to Sir Tony Ifeanya, Commissioner for petroleum resources among others,there was also cutting of cake for the occasion.

The first pic is the presentation of Award of grand patron to Mr Peter Obi who was represented by Barr Ugochukwu Ezeani