Gombe PDP To Peter Obi: We’ll Support You To Realize Your Dream For Nigeria
BY WILLIAM ATTAH, GOMBE – Satisfied with his intended approach to tackle Nigeria’s socio-economic challenges, the Chairman of the Gombe State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr Abnon Kwaskebe, has assured one of leading presidential aspirants on the platform of the Party, Mr. Peter Obi of the support of the State’s delegates to the national convention.
Kwaskebe told Peter Obi after he and other Gombe State PDP delegates were dazzled with data, facts and figures of how Nigeria got to its present predicament and how he intends to get the country out of the woods.
The meeting between Obi and the PDP delegates took place at the State PDP Secretariat, along Bauchi road, Gombe.
In the words of Kwaskebe; “The delegates from Gombe State will give you that opportunity to bring our country out of these problems”.
Earlier, the presidential aspirant, told the delegates that the country is where it is today because of long neglect of its productive population from growing the country in all spheres.
Obi further said; “We have had leadership problems because we didn’t invest in our young men yesterday. They were denied opportunity of a means of livelihood and they are taking their revenge today on the society.
“It is very unfortunate situation that we can no longer feed ourselves as Nigerians because we can no longer go to our farms due to insecurity,” he said.
The former governor of Anambra State and PDP presidential running mate in the 2019 General Elections, said that the Nigerian Government keeps burrowing everyday and attributing it for capital projects, whereas, there is none to show.
According to Obi; “Regrettably, servicing our debts is taking 90 percent of our money even amidst high prices in the market, making feeding now a big problem”.
Speaking later with journalists, Obi said his first, second and third priority if given the mandate, will be education, saying; “education is the most important investment any nation can give to its people and for me, the problems we have today are people we didn’t educate yesterday.
“So, we need to educate them and we need to ensure that they have a means of livelihood.
“I am not undermining health, I have to focus on HDI, Human Development Index, with long life expectancy which is health, education and per capital income which is bringing people out of poverty,” he explained.
