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TheGoodJoe:
You are missing a vital point.

How did the products leave Europe and come to Africa?

Peter Obi created the demand here, AND EXPORTED THEM TO AFRICA.

Please, he was a major exporter from Europe. He handled the logistics all through.

The manufacturer has the sole right to export whether you're buying through CIF or FOB.

IkeAnumudu:
You really are desperate to earn your pay, aren’t you? You are also desperate to hoodwink the public!

The fact is, he was hardly able to answer that question properly.

What is so difficult in answering the simple question of how a candidate wants to move Nigeria from consumption to production? What?

He has mouthed many slogans that he knows appeals mostly to youths, especially the ones who were either not born or just mere infants when he governor of Anambra in 2 unspectacular terms.

It’s such a shame that every time someone has scratched below the surface, it instantly becomes clear that that PETER OBI IS EMPTY!!!

Do you also want to provide the complete transcript of the CNN interview?

For crying out loud, this is a pattern. Your IPOB/Obidient/UGM/ESN candidate is all noise and no substance.

He only escapes when sympathetic and dull interviewers do not dig deep, either out of solidarity or out of emptiness themselves.

The economy of a huge nation like Nigeria is far beyond simple CONTAINER economics.

Such a sorry sight Peter Obi’s beginning to cut.

PETER OBI NO DEY GIVE SHISHI. Go and Verify

I didn't bother reading past the first line. You're that irrelevant. Next!

SmartyPants:
Okay, sounds something like a plan. Has he mentioned the major products he expects Nigeria to export using this value chain?

Not yet, but we know there's going to be a major drive towards stabilising food prices and being self-sufficient in food production. With that in mind, we are sure there's going to be heavy investment in staples such as rice, vegetables, cassava, etc.

Words have it that Peter Obi was behind the development of the master plan that made integrating 30% cassava flour in baked goods mandatory. That policy made Nigeria a net exporter of cassava today.

We expect to see more of such policies in the agro-value chain. The best thing for an entrepreneur to do now is to secure some pieces of land in the North or start working towards building a small food processing plant there.

TonyeBarcanista:
Even what he said is fallacious... no such thing happened

RingRoadMafia:
Amateurs.. they don't understand that attacking the messenger tends to validate the message.

Stop quoting yourself man, you're not that important. You're only deceiving yourself.

TheGoodJoe:

Explain to me how Peter Obi is not an exporter when he buys goods in Europe and exports them to Africa.

Please, to Nigeria, he is an importer.

To the Europeans from whom he got the funds and purchased the goods and exported them to Nigeria, he is an exporter.

Explain to me how someone who exports goods from Europe is not an exporter.

PO is not an exporter, he is a distributor. He ran a successful marketing firm in the UK back in the day. He was responsible for introducing Heinze products and making them a household name in Nigeria. Ovaltine too, and some flavoured wines. He was also a major distributor for local manufacturers such as Coca-Cola, Yao foods, and others.

He can't be an exporter of goods he distributes, he's not even an importer in the right sense of the word. He's only a distributor, which means, he enters into a legal contract with these manufacturers to be their sole distributor in Nigeria.

TonyeBarcanista:
Even what he said is fallacious... no such thing happened

Fallacious? What part? Tonye, I know there's hunger in the land but is it that bad? I wouldn't be able to muster enough courage to comment here after being caught posting a doctored video.

It's alright, when PO comes in 2023, there'll be enough jobs to keep you productive.

RingRoadMafia:
Ode go through my comments, I'm quite sure you haven't done quarter of what I've done for this cause so shut up. Not everyone is as crass and stupid as you.

I'm not that idle to go through your post. What did you write there? Are you an investor or something?

SmartyPants:
Interesting one.

Why Kano?

Because Kano is building a rail line to the port in Lagos. When completed, it will be easier to transport finished goods to the port for export to other African countries and the rest of the world.

TheGoodJoe:

Educate us on how one of the largest exporters of products from Europe to Africa is not an exporter. Give us an excerpt of what you want us to read.

PO is not an exporter. Your argument is weird really. Let it go, please.

RexTramadol1:
This is ridiculous!
Drab response.
So, a bandit earning between a million or 3 in an operation will now go to farm for 50k
Well, he reasons like his supporters or vice versa.

I'm sure you never run out of Tramadol as your Username insinuates. I don't know why maths is so difficult for you agbadorians. What is wrong with you all? Peter Obi said employment will reduce crime by 50%, he didn't say it will end it. It is clearly written on the transcript.

RingRoadMafia:
Oga you've made your point, stop all this unnecessary finger pointing, this is politics, a lot of propaganda is involved. I support Obi too, but I respect other people's choice. If they throw propaganda our way, it's our job to dispell it, not to start insulting opposing voices. We're not exactly innocent too, ya know? Tonyebarcanista has every right to support whomever he wants to and in whatever way. This is politics.

Stop crying, no one is stopping you from supporting agbado or mikano, own your candidate with your full chest. We Obidients don't do propaganda. We don't tell lies. You can go and verify.

SmartyPants:
Exporting raw materials will not take us from consumption to production in any way. We will still be stuck in the cycle of exporting raw materials and importing finished goods. The only way to become a producing nation is by adding value to raw materials.

Now that is easier said than done so I want to understand the plan. Especially when PO has already said he will pursue contractionary monetary policies which will create a difficult,t environment for investors and business people.

Besides, are you answering for Peter Obi or are you referencing something he said?

If the second, please point me to the source if you don't mind.

PO has never advocated exporting raw materials. He has always said Niger will be the agric hub while Kano will be the processing centre. If you follow PO you'll understand his vision better. That's why people like us who're not interested in politics keyed into his vision. He's better than other career politicians on the ballot.

Kaysalas:
I really did wish you had that common sense, but unfortunately, you don't. So because he imports goods from Europe, he is automatically the exporter from Europe as well. Chai!

Statistically, you're among the top 10 dumbest people I've met online. and I've met quite a lot of people with severe cerebral deficiencies.

begoniaa:
Wow. Logic in za mud. If I decided to focus on distributing Nollywood movies, does that mean Nigerians do not consume Hollywood movies in high quantity?

Abi what is hard to understand here - you don't know how numbers work? He selling manufactured goods and Nigeria being an importing nation cannot co-exist together?

If anything, he's living by his preachings. He said he's majorly a distributor of manufactured goods here in Nigeria, and that negates the fact we're overwhelmingly a consuming nation of imported goods? That does NOT mean we do not produce some (*few*) things ourselves.

If you're marketing agbo, it means others are not selling juices and imported wines? Mtcheeeewww.

Thanks, man, I don't bother replying to his type. Too stressful to engage someone who reincarnated after taking an axe to the head.

tobaaro:
It is another high-grade level of impunity to justify criminality with a lack of work. So his argument is that providing jobs of N50k will stop Bandits who make millions per kidnap??

Crime is on the rise and we will need more than 50k jobs to stem it's rise.

It's a shame that Nigerian youths are enchanted by this man. It's our desperation due to a lack of options. Sad

He never said it will stop criminality. Did you even read the transcript? He said it will reduce criminality by 50%. Why are you crying?

Thanksful:
They are not interested in the truth. If you want the truth out. Fight to let enough people have access to it.

If the best method is not accessible, use the next best method.

Create a thread and copy this post. Every Obidient should post this on a new thread. I grant you free publishing right to use my post. We must tell our truth.

Thanksful:
It will never make front page normally because it's against their chosen candidate.

The next best option is massive engagement on the thread.

Nah why I dey engage with it steadily. Everyone also should.

I don't care about the front page. Let the MOD create another thread themselves and move it to the frontpage. What I want is for truth to be heard, so that lies and falsehood do not fester for too long. Justice delayed is justice denied.

Thanksful:
The mods will not move this to front page to set the record straight. I don't know what they are waiting for?

If you know them, tag them

People must know the truth

A counter thread to the falsehood @TonyeBarcanista posted hasn't made front page despite several tags and pleas from us since yesterday, one begins to wonder if Seun, OAM4J, Lalasticlala, and Mynd44 delibrately moved a compromised video of Peter Obi to the front page.

For balance, it is only fair that we set the record straight and not allow lies thrive on Nairaland.

vhykeeytor:
Old age has caught up with him just like baba Tinubu and seem old age in Nigeria comes with lying. If I dey lie, ask Lai Mohammed

You mean hunger?

Thanksful:
Tinubu urchinsh are testing their propaganda strategies on nairaland. When they go back to their WhatsApp group. Them go dey call our names.

Obi_diants will make their strategies worthless with facts.

Bro, take it easy. If you post too much, the thread will look unappealing on the front page. The goal is to get this thread to the front page.

Kaysalas:
So if Obi already knows that Nigeria produces 75% of the goods he buys, why the "we will move Nigeria from consumption to production" mantra? You guys can defend nonsense

Can you imagine the thought process of a full-grown adult?

owobokiri:
One thing that this elections and campaigns has shown is that true political activism based on real patriotic beliefs, do not exist in this country anymore. The likes of Reno Omokri, Deji Adeyanju, Keyamo and co are nothing but pro establishment characters masquerading as pro democrats. Who knows how many innocent people they might have lured into harmsway with their chameleonic lifestyles.

Now we have the likes of tonyebarcanista too. Dude started here as a preacher against the evils of the government but has now turned into partizan scoundrel running errands for the most corrupt in the society. No class, No shame! Just a wreckless pursuit of dirty naira notes! Spits... This country is strange! For a population of over 200 million, there was only one Gani Fawhenmi! Tells you a lot about the fighting spirit of this generation.

Tonye once said he was leaving Nairaland for good. He went to Twitter and was blasting Nairaland every day, only for him to return to his vomit several months later. Amazing guy!

Kaysalas:
Maybe I missed it, the question again was ; you have been accused of being the biggest net importer, isn't that a contradiction when you say you are gonna move the country from consumption to production (rephrased to the best of my ability as I nor get time to watch again), kindly highlight succinct and cogent response from what Obi said here. I dey wait

I have something even better. The transcript of the interview and Peter Obi's answer.

https://www.nairaland.com/7404718/counter-re-peter-obis-response#117928063

aariwa:
They have now resorted to doctoring Obi videos like the one he China pulled 435m out of poverty. They doctored it to Nigeria but they useless hungry idiots promoting corrupt septuagenarians to rule their families not Nigerians will always fail the way they have always done

That's their stock in trade. It's what they mean when they say they have structure.

I've written a rejoinder. Obidients enjoy.
I hope it is moved to the front page soon.

https://www.nairaland.com/7404718/counter-re-peter-obis-response

Esseite:
Has it gotten to the point of "cut and joining videos" of Peter Obi with oppositions..

Its only shows emptiness..

What else will they campaign with when they have nothing to show for after 16 years?

SadiqBabaSani:
Tonye Barcanister is pitiful, I really pity the crook

...and shameless. How the mighty have fallen. He used to be very popular around here until he caught the political bug and started defecting from PDP to APC and back to PDP again. Such an inconsistent fellow.

Tina00writer:
Obi sounds cool ,obedient, caring and in fact ,young enough to rule Nigeria .How do you expect an aged person to rule Nigeria , we all know that there is a saying the young shall grow now this elderly men in Nigeria don't seem to know the meaning of the young shall grow.

It is only fair that Seun, OAM4J, lalasticlala, and Mynd44 move this counter thread to the front page to create a balance, Nairaland shouldn't be used as a medium for propagating misinformation and falsehood.

I am calling on Seun and other moderators to bring a balance to the falsehood on the front page by moving this rebuttal to the front page as well.

Below is the full interview and transcript from the cut-and-join section TonyeBarcanista posted earlier.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBX_9gpyqKg?t=1988

First, let us note that this section of the interview was about security and the menace of banditry.

We begin at 33:09

FULL TRANSCRIPT OF THE SECTION OF ARISE INTERVIEW WITH PETER OBI @TONYEBARCANISTA POSTED

Rufai: OK, but Mr Peter Obi, it is not as easy as you just said it is. Should I tell you why? Because you have to buy more guns to fight the bandits that don't make people farm on the farmlands, to fight the bandits that killed 100 farmers in Zababare, to fight the legacy issues of infrastructure that would inhibit production, and a lot of people keep asking, you keep talking about production but as a businessman you used to import a lot into this country, those are some of the things they hold against you. You talk about production but you're a big net importer into this country. And, how will you solve those legacy issues? That's why we talked about security.

Peter Obi cuts in...

Peter Obi: Let me tell you, I talked about security, let me tell you, Rufai. I've been going around this country. I've visited 5 prisons and I can invite you to go to one with me. I sat down with some when I went into a prison, there were 1000 people and I interviewed 100.

Why were you involved in kidnapping?
I have no job!
Why were you involved in cultism?
I have no job!
Why were you involved in kidnapping?
I have no job!

And I said to them, how much were you paid in the last operation? Rufai, you won't believe it, N30,000, N25,000, N100,000. What this shows is that if these people can have a steady income of N50,000, they won't be involved in that. The more you pull people out of poverty, I've said repeatedly, the more you reduce criminality. We have these things in Brazil. I can show you countries where it has been practised. All these agitations and criminality were all over the place in Brazil until Brazil decided to do what I am telling you now, investing in these people. It means these things I'm going to do is going to reduce this criminality because they will be part of the farmers earning income. Today bandits are taking 8 local Governments in Niger state, I'm telling you if you put money in the farther land of Niger state, you'll reduce them by 50%. Because they've found something they're doing that'll give them money. What else do they want?

Rufai cuts in....

Rufai: You talked about Brazil, are you going to do social investment because it is under .....(Inaudible - PO and Rufai were speaking at the same time)

Peter Obi: I might not, I will do a combination of everything. There's a combination of everything. You're not going to do one straight thing. It's a combination of everything that will say, we are going to pull these people out of poverty, because the more we do it, so we deal with those legacy issues. On the issue of what my importation is, let me tell you what I did and I'll like to refer to Reuben cos I've known Reuben for over 30 years. Go and ask anybody what my business is, that is what I even studied. If you go and read what I studied at Harvard, it's market-to-market management. I'm marketing, I'm a distributor. Go and ask Coca-Cola, they're in Nigeria, ask other people as at the time I was in business, I was one of their biggest distributors. It's like seeing Walmart, Walmart today sells goods from Vietnam, India, etc but they don't manufacture them. My job is not to manufacture, although I invested in manufacturing companies too, my job is distribution so I distribute. When I was doing business, less than a quarter, 25% of what I sell are imported goods, the rest are manufactured goods. It's a mixture so that when you go into the supermarket, you'll see local products and others. And, I was productive.

We stopped at 37:12

TonyeBarcanista, we understand your desperation and you're truly deserving of our pity. What else can you do when your party don't have anything to campaign with?

TonyeBarcanista:
This man is truly an Otellectual... If he isn't taking Security Advice from mad people in Upper Iweka, he is consulting prisoners on economic matters
Atiku Abubakar for President 2023

Are you not too old for this style of politics? You cropped out a section of the video where he answered the question. I watched this interview live.

Let me go and look for the video and create a counter thread. This propaganda will not fly under my watch.

Some of us who returned to the country to start a business have been burdened by multiple taxes. We've had to move our operations remotely as we can no longer afford office space. Some of our engineers have quit and found new opportunities in remote tech jobs. Investors are no longer interested in investing in Nigerian Tech startups because Govt consider their capital taxable income. We may have to move our business to a more business-friendly nation to attract investors and survive.

Not our fault that the Govt is visionless and sloppy.