In an effort to consolidate their achievements and strengthen their position for the 2027 presidential elections, supporters of former Anambra governor Peter Obi, known as the Obidient movement, have established a harmonization committee. The committee aims to foster peace, unity, and reconciliation among citizens.
This committee was inaugurated over the weekend in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital, and includes representatives from all six geopolitical zones of the country, ensuring its nationwide reach and impact. The diverse membership of the committee comprises individuals from various backgrounds and regions, bringing a broad spectrum of perspectives and experiences to the initiative.
The committee is chaired by Comrade Joseph Enan Maigari, who underscored the critical importance of the committee’s mission. He highlighted that Nigeria is a nation deeply scarred by the failures of past and current leadership. Maigari emphasized that the committee’s task is delicate and will have significant implications for the nation’s future.
He also stressed the necessity of forgiveness and healing, stating that the committee’s work extends beyond their group to all Nigerians. Maigari called on citizens from all walks of life to support the committee’s efforts, emphasizing that the country’s future freedom and justice hinge on their success.
In his words, “We are a wounded people because of the failure of the past and present leadership, no matter on which side we stood. We all stand in need of healing. We on the team are no superhuman exceptions. We too need forgiving and to forgive ourselves in order to be able to wrestle the oppressors holding this country captive since 1960.
“Everyone is aware that we have been assigned a delicate task whose execution, success or otherwise, will have critical and far-reaching consequences for our land and nation in the coming years.
“We will be engaging in what should be a corporate nationwide process of healing through contrition and forgiveness. To be able to forgive one needs to know whom one is forgiving and why. That is why the truth is so central to this whole exercise.
“But we will be engaging in something that is ultimately deeply spiritual, deeply personal. That is why I have been appealing to all our people – this is not something just for the committee or team alone. We are in it, all of us together, Muslim and Christian, North and South, we this rainbow people of God.
“The miracle must endure. Freedom and justice must become realities for all our people and we have the privilege of helping to heal the hurts of the past, to transcend the alienations and the hostilities of that past so that we can close the door on that past and concentrate in the present and our glorious future.”
The members of the committee are: From the North East: Joseph Enan Maigari, Hon. Dr. Yawe Jinadu, Comrade Zanna Ali Haruna, and Dr. Kambu Papka. From the North West: Khalifa Sharif Anta, Alhaji Usman Graham, Abubakar Yawale, and Mrs. Deborah Bwala-Maina. From the North Central: Sheikh Rufai Al-siddiq (PRO), DIG Lawal Gambo (Rtd.), Iortyom Kenneth Terhemba, and Caleb Audu (Assistant Secretary).
From the South South: Chief Ephraim Etete-Owoh, Comrade Gometi Crested, and Dr. Chinelo Onwusi (Secretary). From the South East: Mmaduabuchi Chekwubechukwu (Mobilization), Dr. Chibuzor Obiesili, and Engr. John Iwuchukwu. From the South West: Adeyeye Tosin (Head ICT), Odusote Emmanuel, Kolade Gbolagade, and Hon. Prince Austin Yonwunren.
