The presidential candidate of Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, has stated that Nigeria is a failed state and that the country must be saved from the antics of predatory leaders.
Obi stated this during the 2023 leadership town hall meeting organized by University of Abuja recently.
He blamed Nigeria’s crises on the cumulative effect of bad leadership deeply rooted in incompetence and lack of foresight.
He talked about the multidimensional poverty in the country and added that a new leadership approach is needed to drive the country forward.
He said: “Nigeria today is facing crises of corruption and bad leadership. Nigeria manufactures poverty. The foundations of better country are security and unity. No criminals are formidable, what is lacking is proactive leadership. The lack of decisive governance driven by commitment has resulted in the collapse Nigeria is experiencing.
“It is not acceptable to have a government that negotiates with criminals, but not with university lecturers. The politics of share and collect must be dealt with so that the country can be allowed to move forward. There is need for massive investment in education and health as the major driver’s of development in any developed countries of the world.
“Leadership in the country abhors wasteage. This is unacceptable. We waste a lot of resources. What about oil theft and other issues? This rascality must not continue. Our administration will make sure the national resources are adequately leveraged and utilized to facilitate the development of the country.
“Bad thinking as well as stealing needs to be checked. We’ll deal with this decisively. The problem is, Nigeria celebrates criminality and bad behavior. That’s madness. We can’t afford our country to tip over. Not at all. We need a country that works for everyone and can compete globally.”
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