{"id":331,"date":"2022-09-29T16:26:21","date_gmt":"2022-09-29T16:26:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsnigeria24.com\/?p=331"},"modified":"2022-09-29T16:26:24","modified_gmt":"2022-09-29T16:26:24","slug":"2023-election-i-will-not-dialogue-with-bandits-i-can-only-dialogue-with-agitators-peter-obi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsnigeria24.com\/politics\/2023-election-i-will-not-dialogue-with-bandits-i-can-only-dialogue-with-agitators-peter-obi\/","title":{"rendered":"2023 Election: I Will Not Dialogue With Bandits, I Can Only Dialogue With Agitators \u2013 Peter Obi"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Labour Party’s (LP) presidential candidate, Peter Obi<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

The Labour Party’s (LP) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has stated that if elected, he will engage in dialogue with agitators.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Speaking on Arise TV’s ‘Prime Time’ on Wednesday, Obi stated that the country needs to be restructured but that it will take time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe need to restructure the country. It is for the good of the country. It will be constitutional restructuring, but that will take time. There\u2019s one you need to deal with. You don\u2019t need to wait for that kind of restructuring before pulling people out of poverty,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTo deal with issues of security, you don\u2019t need to wait for constitutional restructuring. Those ones will happen and it for the interests of the whole nation.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Obi said he would not dictate to people as president, but will, instead, encourage dialogue and help society.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFor those who are agitating, and disagreeing, you first start by dialogue. No matter who they are, I will discuss with everybody so that you will know when to throw a line and say we\u2019ve tried this and it\u2019s not working,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When asked if he would dialogue with bandits, he said \u201cthey are not among people I will discuss with\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bandits are bandits, criminals are criminals. I\u2019m going to deal with it decisively,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThose who want to be discussed with will be discussed with. Those who are agitating, those who feel unhappy, my job is to bring them to the table.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Political parties officially kicked off their campaigns on Wednesday, September 28, ahead of the 2023 general election.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Members of the LP kicked off their campaign activities with a mega rally in Jos, the Plateau state capital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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