The 2023 presidential candidate for the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has expressed his support for nurses and other professionals seeking better opportunities abroad, stating that they should not be stopped.
Obi made this statement during a visit to St Charles Borromeo College of Nursing and Midwifery in Onitsha on Monday, where he donated funds to the institution.
Addressing the students and staff, Obi emphasised that education and health are critical sectors for the future, suggesting that foreign remittances from Nigerians abroad could serve as a significant revenue stream for the country.
Obi further mentioned that his donations and support for educational institutions are aimed at ensuring a brighter future for the country. He also revealed his plans to assist the College of Nursing in Anyigba in obtaining accreditation.
His words, “What we are doing is not charity, we are rather investing in you. We need to invest in knowledge and health because it is the future.
“Investing in you will ensure your greatness. Your profession is lucrative, you’re being looked for all over the world.
“I told Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria that they should stop denying anybody from leaving Nigeria for greener pastures.
“We have 200 million people, let us educate them. Let those who want go out to go and let those who want to stay should stay. Diaspora remittance is also a form of revenue generation.
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“If you see me going round trying to donate, it is not anything but because we want to make life better for you all. I came here so I can donate to you. My children will not attend that university, and I can sit down and use the money to add more chieftaincy to my name, but that is not be how to develop the future.
“I will be in college of nursing Anyingba tomorrow, they need my assistance to get accreditation and I will be there to support them, so that they can get it,” Obi added.
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