Hon Jude Uchenna Obiekwe, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) candidate for Mushin-Lagos Federal Constituency in the 2019 General Election has made it unambiguously clear that his aim of contesting elective position is to serve the masses and humanity.
Obiekwe made the disclosure at Lilygate Hotel, Lekki, Lagos State on Wednesday.
He said, “It is for the people, when you are going for such elective position, it is all about the masses, service to humanity, service to the masses, service to the people. It is all about the people, I am very comfortable, but you know, people that are there are not doing the right thing as they supposed to do, it is about making sure that the people, the masses get the dividend of democracy.”
Obiekwe who contested for the position of the House of Representative but narrowly missed it said ”It was my first attempt, though I lost in that election, it was a wonderful experience and no retreat, no surrender, we are most definitely going back there again, and we hope this time around we will win.”
On his plans for the 2023 election, he maintained that a politician will not disclose all his plans, but assured his constituents that he will definitely make it, “We are working towards making it this time around. 2019 was my first time, and it was as if I have been contesting because the whole Nigeria knew that somebody contested in the election.”
Obiekwe who is a businessman joined politics for the love of his people, to liberate the people, “Like I keep saying, those that are there are not doing what they are supposed to do.”
He acknowledged Chief Bode George as his mentor “Chief Chief Bode George, I started with him and am still with him, he is our Royal Father in PDP.”
Speaking on what transpired in 2019 when he lost the election and what gave him hope that he will win in 2023, he said “Politics evolves, as it is, everybody has tested All Progressives Congress (APC) and has seen the difference between APC and PDP, the sufferings of the masses alone will tell. It is telling on the people, that the present government has not in any way helped the masses. So the trend is that the people will massively want to vote APC out in the next coming election, and that is why we in the PDP have hope of clinching the seats.”
Responding to claims that PDP remains unconcerned when it is obvious they were rigged out in many areas in Lagos he said “No, no, Like in my own case, I understand what you are saying, we do go to court, but it still depends, the government of the day, in my own case, I won, I took them to tribunal, up to Appeal. I am the only candidate that has done that in Mushin. We were very few in Lagos, PDP candidates that did that. But at the end of the day you still see that, especially in Lagos, they are biased when it comes to election. It was a clear victory, you know, it is like an environment where we have 70% Igbos.
“It is exactly what happened to Rita, in Ajeromi/Ifelodun, Rita is also my mentor as well; you see that there was clear winning but they will upturn it, my brother, this is Nigeria. The best place to go to is the tribunal but at the end of the day you will not get justice.”
On his confidence for wanting to contest again despite alleged obvious abnormalities in the election process in Lagos, he said “I am hopeful because people have basically tested APC, they said change, now the people have seen the change they can offer, now, I think they know better, and I believe 2023 will be better when these new etransmission of result they are talking about which they just passed so it won’t be business as usual for them. In actual sense if the electronic transmission of result is implemented as they have just signed the bill just passed, then we have high hope of winning.”
Speaking on the suggestion that he should go and contest in the eastern Nigeria, his origin, where he has better chances, he said, “I believe everywhere you dwell is your home, like I was born and bred in Lagos here, so I don’t really see any, anywhere I am, to me, is home. And I believe it is one Nigeria we are, except if we start dividing and say Biafra, Oduduwa or whatever.”
He spoke on going back home to invest and boost the economy of eastern Nigeria “I believe in investing at home, that is what is called akuruo ulo, investing at home; it is a very very good thing. I am highly impressed and I am highly in support of investing at home.”
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