The presidential candidate of Labour Party, LP, Mr Peter Obi has emphasized the need to give utmost attention to security of lives in the African countries while ensuring that those in poverty are offered help.
Obi made this disclosure in a speech delivered during the weekend in Athens, Greece, at an international dialogue involving global leaders, former presidents and top government officials.
In a statement posted on X by the Peter Obi Media Reach, POMR, Obi noted that Africans are faced with insecurity, alarming corruption, worsening poverty, huge youth unemployment, and gross inequality.
He disclosed that over 50% of the world’s multidimensional poor live in Sub-Saharan African.
The statement reads,”I joined global leaders, former presidents, prime ministers, serving and retired senior government officials, military chiefs, renowned academics, sports personalities, and others in Athens, Greece, for a Leadership Dialogue focused on governance, particularly in the areas of security and the economy in today’s world, and the lessons for future leaders.
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“Despite vast human and material resources, there remain significant unmet needs in global governance.
“In Africa, we face high levels of insecurity, alarming corruption, worsening poverty, huge youth unemployment, and gross inequality
“Urgent attention must be given to enhancing collective security, lifting people out of poverty, and reducing injustice and inequality in society.”
He continued,”Nigeria and Congo both have over 60% of their populations living in poverty and suffer from unacceptable levels of inequality. Non-state actors have now taken over the security in some African nations.
“Future African leaders must take bold, accelerated, just, and transformative actions to achieve far-reaching, people-centered development.
“They must confront insecurity head-on and reassure citizens of the state’s ability to maintain security without being undermined by non-state actors.
“Leaders must invest in critical areas of development to improve health and education while addressing poverty, unemployment, hunger, and other pressing societal challenges,”he concluded.
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