Obi To Nigerians: Assess Presidential Candidates Based On Competence, Capability
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The Labour Party’s (LP) Presidential Candidate, Peter Obi, has urged Nigerians to assess presidential candidates on the basis of their competence and capacity to deliver as the country prepares for the 2023 general election.
Speaking at the Nigeria Guild of Editors Forum in Lagos on Monday, Obi stated that the upcoming election should not be about religion, tribe or religion, but rather on the capacity to govern well.
“Next year’s election will be based on competence, capability, and huge mental and physical energy. It is not about religion. Muslims are not buying bread cheaper than Christians.
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I am contesting the election as a Nigerian but not as an Igbo man. Let Nigerians scrutinise all of us who are candidates. Nigeria is looking for somebody who will not steal money, a competent person. Scrutinise all of us and say you can trust this one”.
Obi said Nigeria should move from a consumption nation to a production country. He said the foundation of Nigeria’s failure is that it is not a productive country.
He said, “In Nigeria what we do is only about sharing resources. We need to change that sharing formula to productive formula.”
On what he would do if elected, Obi said the first thing to be done as a country is to establish a foundation for the country to feed itself.
He said what is required to improve the fortune of the country is good leadership, saying that he is ready to provide that good leadership.
“All it is required is good leadership, a leadership that can drive the process and I can do that”, he said.
He promised that he is going to improve the power supply.
Commenting on the heavy foreign debt, Obi said borrowing is not bad but unfortunately, the money Nigeria borrowed is not invested but thrown away.
He said when he assumed power, he will only borrow money for investment and not for consumption.
The President of the Nigeria Guild of Editors, Mustapha Isah, urged all the presidential candidates to ensure that their campaigns are issue-based and less mudslinging.
