Peter Obi breaks silence why he aspires to become Nigerian President
Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the recent general election, has explained that his aspiration for Nigeria’s presidency stems from a sincere desire to see the country prosper, rather than from deliberate desperation.
Obi disclosed this in the Nigerian capital, Abuja, while reacting to his award as the ‘Leadership Politician of the Year 2023’ at the annual Leadership Conference and Awards.
He said, “I am not desperate to be president, I am desperate to make Nigeria work.”
He called on young Nigerians to be productively engaged in order to eliminate poverty and crime, Obi said.
Commenting on the recent grain donation to Nigeria by Ukraine, the former Anambra State governor said Nigerians have no reasons to be hungry going with the enormous vast and fertile land at the disposal of the West African nation.
“We have no reasons to be poor. Poverty should never be part of our lives especially in the North.”
“Ukraine has no reason to give us grain. Niger State can feed Nigeria, Africa with over 73, 000 square meters of land.”
“The two biggest states in the North-East, Borno with over 70,000 square metres of land and Taraba, are four times the size of Belgium that is exporting food. There is so much we can do in the country if we have the right leadership.
“The more you remove people out of poverty, the more you have fewer criminals,” Obi stressed.
