{"id":199319,"date":"2026-04-23T19:02:44","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T18:02:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/obi-calls-for-national-unity-seeks-support-of-bauchi-govt"},"modified":"2026-04-23T20:17:19","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T19:17:19","slug":"obi-calls-for-national-unity-seeks-support-of-bauchi-govt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/obi-calls-for-national-unity-seeks-support-of-bauchi-govt","title":{"rendered":"Obi calls for national unity, seeks support of Bauchi govt"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>A chieftain of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Peter Obi, has called for unity and national renewal in Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>He made the call during his meeting visit with the Bauchi Governor, Bala Mohammed on Thursday at the Presidential Lounge of the Government House, Bauchi.<\/p>\n<p>Obi was accompanied by some Igbo elders, ADC senators from the South-East, and his political associates to the meeting with the governor.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking at the meeting, Obi said \u201cI am here to solicit the support and cooperation of his excellency and the stakeholders of Bauchi in our quest to unite this country,\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe want to have a united country to build a future for our children. The country cannot continue the way it is today, we are headed in the wrong direction and we need to reverse that for everybody and that is why we are here to seek his support in building a new Nigeria, that\u2019s for the benefit for all.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are building that Nigeria the way it used to be where child of nobody will learn to be somebody without knowing anybody thank you,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. A chieftain of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Peter Obi, has called for unity and national renewal in Nigeria. He made the call during his meeting visit with the Bauchi Governor, Bala Mohammed on Thursday at the Presidential Lounge of the Government House, Bauchi. 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