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I'll Turn Nigeria Into Productive Nation, Says Obi by Loveurneighbour(op): 5:27am On Apr 20, 2022
A presidential aspirant under the Peoples Democratic Party, Peter Obi, has told party stakeholders in Enugu State that he will rescue Nigeria from its present economic woes if given an opportunity to lead the country.

Obi, who was in Enugu to consult with state Executive members of the party, lamented the dwindling economic fortunes of Nigeria and blamed it on poor civilian leadership that has been installed in the country from 1999 to the present.

Briefing journalists shortly after the meeting held at the party’s Secretariat, the former governor of Anambra state decried the country’s debt burden.

Obi noted that if nothing urgent was done to change the status quo, the current leaders would plunge the nation into more debt.

"We even borrow to service debts. What we are sharing is finished. We need wealth creators. We need to move Nigeria from a consumptive nation into a productive nation.

“The problem of Nigeria is leadership. The cumulative effect of the failure of our leadership in the past decades is what we are suffering from now. So we just have to do things right. Countries don’t fail overnight.”

The PDP presidential aspirant asserted that the best way to save Nigeria from its present economic woes was to shoot up the production sector by ensuring that all borrowings are channeled into the productive sector.

Others, he said, were to reduce the cost of running governance, create job opportunities for the teeming population of Nigerian youths and enhance food security for every Nigerian.

Speaking on the incessant killings across the country, Obi said if given the opportunity to lead he would curtail it to pave way for the production sector to thrive, noting that food security would be one of the top priorities of his administration.

"Natural security is when human beings know where their next meal will come from. 98 million Nigerians are living below the poverty line. The poverty rate in Nigeria with a population of about 200 million people is far higher than that of China and India with populations of over 2.8 billion people combined.

“Unemployment rate in Nigeria is the highest. More than fifty percent of our young people who are of production age are doing nothing. We want to move Nigeria from consumption to production. Everybody is suffering the pains.”

Re: I'll Turn Nigeria Into Productive Nation, Says Obi by JavaScript90: 5:37am On Apr 20, 2022
Mr President, we are behind you
Re: I'll Turn Nigeria Into Productive Nation, Says Obi by ManMountain(m): 5:39am On Apr 20, 2022
Using your brother’s container-import based economy?

Una go just finish the whole reserve importing all sort of fake items from Asia
Re: I'll Turn Nigeria Into Productive Nation, Says Obi by Golan007: 5:44am On Apr 20, 2022
My friend, what are you doing about Anambra that is burning day and night?
Re: I'll Turn Nigeria Into Productive Nation, Says Obi by CaptainAyub: 5:45am On Apr 20, 2022
We already know and you've done it before
Re: I'll Turn Nigeria Into Productive Nation, Says Obi by CaptainAyub: 5:51am On Apr 20, 2022
ManMountain:
Using your brother’s container-import based economy?

Una go just finish the whole reserve importing all sort of fake items from Asia
container based import economy is at least better than you and your brothers' amala and gbegiri plus owambe economy.
Re: I'll Turn Nigeria Into Productive Nation, Says Obi by CaptainAyub: 5:56am On Apr 20, 2022
Golan007:
My friend, what are you doing about Anambra that is burning day and night?
Tell us
what has osama BinHari, d commander in chief of army,navy airforce, police, civil defence, DSS,DMI and even Road safety grin has done about his own Katsina first.
Re: I'll Turn Nigeria Into Productive Nation, Says Obi by omenkaLives(m): 6:01am On Apr 20, 2022
Even APUGA ticket you no go see, let alone PDP.

Talk about becoming president- maybe in the next 38 years. cheesy
Re: I'll Turn Nigeria Into Productive Nation, Says Obi by IamWonderful: 6:02am On Apr 20, 2022
like he did in anambra
Re: I'll Turn Nigeria Into Productive Nation, Says Obi by Bobloco: 6:21am On Apr 20, 2022
He has done it before
Re: I'll Turn Nigeria Into Productive Nation, Says Obi by Stallionhorse: 6:29am On Apr 20, 2022
Peter obi.. Is the only reliable candidate for now..
Re: I'll Turn Nigeria Into Productive Nation, Says Obi by Tony4988(m): 6:46am On Apr 20, 2022
Let the best candidate win








Kindly check my signature
Re: I'll Turn Nigeria Into Productive Nation, Says Obi by MadamNneka(f): 6:47am On Apr 20, 2022
[s]
omenkaLives:
Even APUGA ticket you no go see, let alone PDP.

Talk about becoming president- maybe in the next 38 years. cheesy
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either Tulumbu or Osinbajo none will rule Nigeria.

SE/SS presidency or the north continues
Hehehehe
Re: I'll Turn Nigeria Into Productive Nation, Says Obi by ManMountain(m): 8:55am On Apr 20, 2022
CaptainAyub:
container based import economy is at least better than you and your brothers' amala and gbegiri plus owambe economy.
Go and check the export desk of Nigeria Export Promotion Council to see those that exports boosting the reserve and not those draining it
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