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The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has said that the elections in 2023 will not be about connections, tribe, tribe or religion, but about competence, character and commitment to deliver.

Obi stated this at the 2022 Annual General Meeting of the Nigerian Bar Association currently holding at the Eko Hotels.

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Obi said, “Remember, the election we are going to have next year will not be about tribe, not religion, not connection, not entitlement, but about character, competence, capacity, and commitment to deliver.”

The presidential candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, is also present at the event.

The vice-presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Kashim Shettima, is also present at the event to represent the presidential candidate of the party, Bola Tinubu.

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The 2022 NBA AGM is themed “BOLD Transitions” and its General Conference was expected to hold between August 19 to 26, with the opening ceremony happening today.

Meanwhile, the presidential flagbearer of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, Monday, also hinted at his campaign programmes ahead of the 2023 presidential election, at the 62nd Nigeria Bar Association (NBA) Annual General Conference held at Eko Hotels, Victoria Island, Lagos state.

Former Vice President in tweets via his verified Twitter handle on Monday has said his campaign programmes would be called Unity-SEED. Speaking on the acronyms at the conference, he said Unity-SEED represents “Unity, Security, Economy, Education and Devolution of power to states and local governments” that would the basis of his policy framework if he is elected the next Nigerian president next year.

Atiku revealed that the five-fold programme is possible to rebirth Nigeria which the populace has been clamouring for.

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He tweeted, “I used the opportunity of the first plenary session of the 62nd NBA conference to give Nigerian lawyers an insight into my bold policy framework that embodies Unity, Security, Economy, Education and Devolution of power to states and local governments, known by the acronym of Unity-SEED.

“I stressed how interconnected these five policy prescriptions are. I assured them that a new Nigeria of our dreams is possible in the hands of a bold man of experience.”