Utomi-Led Big Tent Coalition Deepens Obi-Datti Grassroots Engagement
LAGOS DECEMBER 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Professor Pat Utomi-led Big Tent Coalition of political parties and civil society organisations has created layers of independent structures, and introduced novel cause-related engagements for the productive and collaborative engagement of “Obidients.” These structures engage the grassroots with a view to re-orientating the nation’s politics, writes Deji Elumoye.
The Big Tent coalition of political parties, social movements, civil society organizations and candidate support groups make up the Third Force for reclaiming Nigeria by electing Peter Obi and Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed as President and Vice President in the 2023 general elections.
The Big-Tent for Peter Obi Campaign led by Professor Pat Utomi was created to harness the Obidient Movement’s Support Groups, NCF/ Third Force coalitions, other political parties, individuals and Professionals in creating commitment and ownership of the Peter Obi project by those who don’t belong to Labour Party or any party; and harmonize, organize, support and coordinate Support Groups at the Polling Units, Wards and LGA levels (foisting an organic bottom-up body) to complement the Labour Party and Presidential Campaign Council efforts in canvassing, getting out the votes and protection/delivery of the votes whilst also supporting the Obi-Datti candidacy with key Professional Advisory in Policy Strategy Formulations for an effective issues based campaign.
The Big-Tent also has policy strategy Think Tank group, and most importantly a complementary campaign structure.
From its “Listening Clinics” on various sectors of the economy in a bottom-up policy articulation; to novel cause-related engagements for the productive and collaborative engagement of “Obidients” and other Nigerians on social issues, such as the Clean-Up Nigeria project; to constitution of the Coalition’s Policy team to drive an issues based campaign to liberate Nigeria in 2023; and now the inauguration of the Big Tent ObiDatti Independent Campaign Council, the coalition is deepening the Obi-Datti engagement with voters nationwide.
At the formal inauguration of the Big Tent Obi-Datti Independent Campaign Council in Lagos recently, Chairman of Big Tent, Professor Pat Utomi disclosed that the Independent Campaign Council is designed to overcome environmental challenges in the execution of campaign goals to reach the grassroots of the country, re-orientate politics and take back the country for the good of the many.
Director of Media and Communications for the Big Tent Independent Campaign Council, Charles Odibo, quoted Professor Utomi as stating that this “emanates from the fact that the Big Tent is a coalition of political parties, social movements, Peter Obi support groups, and civil society that constitute the Third Force for national retrieval and transformation.”
Members of the Big-Tent Obi-Datti Independent Campaign Council who have been chosen primarily because of their competence, passion and commitment to the unity and security of Nigeria and advancing the wellbeing of the people, will support the drive for an issues based campaign to liberate Nigeria in 2023, Utomi emphasized.
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