The presidential candidate of the Labour Celebration (LP) within the final common election, Mr Peter Obi, on Tuesday, insisted that he was not determined to be Nigeria’s President, however that he desired the nation to work.
Obi spoke in Abuja whereas reacting to his award because the ‘Management Politician of the Yr 2023’ on the annual Management Convention and Awards.
“I’m not determined to be president, I’m determined to make Nigeria work,” Obi acknowledged whereas including that younger Nigerians must be productively engaged to be able to get rid of poverty and crime,” Obi mentioned.
The previous Anambra State governor additionally mentioned it was a disgrace for Ukraine, a war-torn nation, to donate grains to Nigeria when Niger State alone can feed the entire of Africa.
“We have now no causes to be poor. Poverty ought to by no means be a part of our lives particularly within the North,” Obi mentioned, including that with over 7,442,00 sq. meters of land, Nigeria can feed Africa.
“Ukraine has no purpose to present us grain. Niger State can feed Nigeria, Africa with over 73, 000 sq. meters of land.
“The 2 largest states within the North-East, Borno with over 70,000 sq. metres of land and Taraba, are 4 instances the scale of Belgium that’s exporting meals. There’s a lot we will do within the nation if we’ve got the best management.
“The extra you take away folks out of poverty, the extra you might have fewer criminals,” Obi identified.
