By Cajetan Mmuta
The Obi of Onitsha, Agbaogidi Igwe Nnaemeka Achebe on Saturday declared that the third force personified by Mr. Peter Obi’ Obedient Movement championed by the youths is a strong instrument that will define the politics and governance of Nigeria in the future.
Achebe stated this during the celebration of his 20th coronation anniversary on the throne in Onitsha ancestral stool.
He noted that this would be made manifest irrespective of who emerges as the winner of the 2023 Presidential election in the country.
Achebe charged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to ensure free, fair,r and credible elections come 202.
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According to the monarch, “The contest for the Presidency would be between the ruling All Progressives Congress APC the main opposition People’s Democratic Party PDP and the hitherto lesser-known Labour Party LP whose candidate is being backed by the emerging Third Force Movement comprising mainly of the youthful generation.”
He said, “Whilst the campaigns are just starting, the emerging Third Force Movement as a political pressure group is very likely to redefine politics and governance in the country, irrespective of who eventually emerges as the President”
“Our prayer is for the elections to be conducted in a peaceful, free and transparent manner with a clear mandate for the winner to face the daunting task of building a safe and united country that provides equitable opportunities for all citizens in line with the United NationsDeclarationn on fundamental human rights”
“That is what the average citizen yearns for and deserves. The stakes are high for the political parties and the nation and the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC owes a huge duty to posterity to discharge its statutory functions faithfully and transparently., he said.
Also, Governor Charles Soludo called for the revival of the key aspects of Igbo cultures and traditions that the people hold dear and sacred.
He said that because the Onitsha people under the watch of the Obi of Onitsha have continued to uphold the cultural values of their people they have remained a model for other people to emulate.
Soludo stated that if not for the victory over insecurity in Anambra state the turnout to the Ofala festival would have been poor and pledged to sustain the peace and security in the area.
