2023: Peter Obi vows to dismantle ‘political structure that impoverished Nigerians’

The presidential candidate of the Labour Occasion (LP), Peter Obi, has vowed to construct a greater Nigeria by “dismantling the political construction” which he mentioned has led hundreds of thousands of Nigerians into poverty.

Mr Obi said this in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State on Monday whereas talking with journalists forward of his marketing campaign within the state on Tuesday.

Many Nigerians, together with the presidential candidate of the Individuals Democratic Occasion (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, and the Governor of Anambra State, Charles Soludo, had mentioned Mr Obi can’t win the 2023 election as a result of the LP lacks the wanted political construction throughout Nigeria.

Mr Obi was the working mate to Atiku within the 2019 presidential election on the platform of the PDP.

He was additionally one of many PDP presidential aspirants for the 2023 elections however later defected to the LP the place he picked the get together ticket.

Based on Sahara Reporters, Atiku mentioned in July that LP has no construction however solely exists on social media.

Mr Atiku, giving an perception into what he meant by political construction, mentioned Mr Obi can’t win the presidential race as a result of the LP has no governor, federal and state lawmakers.

Atiku’s view has been bolstered by the political adviser to the Bayelsa State governor, Collins Cocodia and Mr Soludo, governor of Anambra, Mr Obi’s dwelling state, who said Mr Obi successful the presidential elections was subsequent to zero.

“The construction they’ve in the present day is what we wish to dismantle. It’s a construction of criminality,” Mr Obi mentioned in Uyo, in response to a reporter’s query in regards to the “lack of construction” remark from his political opponents.

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“It’s the construction that produced 133 million individuals residing in poverty, 20 million out-of-school youngsters, and made Nigeria surpass India in toddler mortality.

“It’s the construction that destroys us and we wish to destroy that construction. And you’re the subsequent construction. We wish to construct a greater place for our kids,” Mr Obi mentioned.

Based on the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), Nigeria has about 20 million out-of-school youngsters.

The figure positioned the nation second on the planet after India with such data.

Mr Obi, a former governor of Anambra State, attributed the excessive file of out-of-school youngsters to the present political construction which he mentioned would get replaced with a brand new one.

Key points not addressed – journalist

Reacting to Mr Obi’s response to questions in the course of the interplay, a journalist within the state, Ndifreke Enefiok, mentioned the LP presidential candidate didn’t handle key points like poverty, power, girls’s participation in politics and governance and folks with incapacity.

Ms Enefiok mentioned Mr Obi was solely saying he was going to drag individuals out of poverty with out telling the individuals how he was going to attain it.

“I’d need the subsequent president to prioritise job creation as a result of when persons are employed there can be no room for criminality,” she mentioned.

She additionally mentioned Mr Obi didn’t speak about points affecting girls and folks with disabilities, notably on authorities plans to make sure they take part within the governance course of.

“Even the ladies, persons are clamouring for 35 per cent for the ladies. I feel it’s not sufficient. What’s he going to do otherwise to make sure girls are additionally concerned in politics so that ladies don’t get beggar positions in politics?” she requested.

She, nevertheless, mentioned Mr Obi was the perfect among the many 4 main presidential candidates that may handle the nation’s issues.