{"id":219013,"date":"2022-09-28T22:58:05","date_gmt":"2022-09-28T21:58:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=219013"},"modified":"2022-09-28T22:58:05","modified_gmt":"2022-09-28T21:58:05","slug":"2023-why-we-adopted-peter-obi-as-our-candidate-middle-belt-forum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2022\/09\/28\/2023-why-we-adopted-peter-obi-as-our-candidate-middle-belt-forum\/","title":{"rendered":"2023: Why we adopted Peter Obi as our candidate \u2013 Middle Belt Forum"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Middle Belt Forum on Wednesday endorsed Peter Obi, the Labour Party&#8217;s (LP) presidential candidate, as their candidate for the 2023 elections.<\/p>\n<p>The forum also stated that it was supporting Obi&#8217;s campaign because it believed in &#8220;fairness, equity, and justice.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>This information was provided by Dr. Pogu Bitrus, chairman of the Forum and middle belt convener for OBIDATTI 2023, during the announcement of Peter Obi and Yusuf Datti as their candidates for the 2023 presidential election at the Rwang Pam Township Stadium in Jos, the capital of the Plateau State.<\/p>\n<p>Bitrus said, \u201cWe are here to tell Nigerians that the Middle Belt is fully in support of Peter Obi for the 2023 presidency.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe did not just arrive at this point because of sentiment, but it was after a serious consideration of issues in Nigeria in collaboration with the Ohanaeze Ndigbo, the Afenifere and the Niger Delta Forum, among other socio-cultural groups in the country.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe believe in the zoning which we started in 1999 that produced the President from the South West. 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