The Southern and Middle-Belt Leaders Forum (SMBLF) has described the meeting it had with the presidential candidate of Labour Party (LP), Mr. Peter Obi in Lagos earlier in the week as as robust and gracious.
In a statement which was obtained by Africa Daily News, New York on Saturday, the coordinating secretary of SMBLF, Ken Robinson disclosed that the meeting was hosted by Afenifere Leader, Chief Ayo Adebanjo.
At the meeting, Obi had spoken extensively on the state of the nation, economy, insecurity and restructuring, as well as his vision, plans and programmes to make Nigeria a better nation.
He appealed for not just the support, but partnership of leaders of southern Nigeria and the Middle Belt region.
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In his response, Adebanjo, who stood in for SMBLF national leader, Chief Edwin Clark, commended the presidential candidate for his impressive vision for the country and agreed to have further interactions with him.
Obi was accompanied by LP leaders and notable personalities including the national chairman, Mr. Julius Abure and national secretary, Alhaji Umar Ibrahim as well as the director-general of his campaign organisation, Doyin Okupe and renowned professor of Political Economy, Prof. Pat Utomi, among others.
The four constituent organisations of SMBLF including Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), Ohaneze-Ndigbo, Middle Belt Forum (MBF) and Afenifere were adequately represented at the meeting.
In another report, the Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike has opened up on the real reasons he met with Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, Mr Peter Obi, Labour Party presidential (LP) candidate and former president of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo, in London.
Wike asserted that he and his team met with the Nigerian leaders in London on Thursday to discuss how to make Nigeria better than what it is currently, adding that they are consulting widely with those who mean well for the country.
He spoke when he interacted with journalists at the Port Harcourt International Airport, Omagwa in Ikwerre Local Government Area, shortly after arrival from London on Friday.
