The Presidential candidate of Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi has blamed Nigerian leaders for being more concerned with satisfying their selfish and individual gains instead of focusing on how to solve the problems facing the country.
Obi made this statement in a post on his X handle on Monday.
He lamented that the presence of poverty, inflation, exit of businesses from Nigeria calls for actions in order to salvage the nation from further collapse.
He wrote, “Today, poverty is pervasive and on the increase. Unemployment is rising. Food inflation has skyrocketed to over 43%.
“Foreign and local investors are losing faith in the future growth of our economy and are leaving in large numbers.
“Businesses are shutting down. Urgent actions need to be taken to salvage the nation from further economic collapse and move it from consumption to production!
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“However, instead of concerning ourselves with all these challenges threatening our collective existence and finding ways to recreate an inclusive and sustainable economy, pull millions of people out of poverty, and return our nearly 20 million out-of-school children to schools, our leaders are more concerned with funding their selfish luxuries and individual lavishness, while throwing blames at others who are only committed to solving the nation’s problems.”
Obi stressed that he believes leadership is all about service and the need for leaders to find solution to the challenges facing the country as that is the only way to make a peaceful and secure society.
“I have always believed that politics should be about service to the people and the betterment of society. In the face of all these challenges, we the leaders should commit to inclusive and sustainable growth to end the hardship which has continued to burden our fellow Nigerians.
“Only through that can we achieve a peaceful and secure society. A New Nigeria based on better economic and patriotic thinking is very POssible,” he added.
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