Peter Obi To Nigerians: Insist On Presidential Candidates Speak Directly To You

Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Mr. Peter Obi has tasked Nigerians particularly, the electorate to insist on listening to presidential candidates of political parties and not through their proxies.

He specifically said that anyone who wants to be President of Nigeria, should come forward himself and speak to the people since he is the one Nigerians will hold responsible for whatever happens to the country under his care.

Obi, who stated these on Friday, in Frankfurt, Germany while addressing Nigerians, said that every candidate must come and tell the people his agenda to make Nigeria work.

The LP presidential candidate also urged the electorates to do a thorough background checks on all presidential candidates before listening to whatever promises they make

Obi further said; “When you listen to us, go and check our background. This is not a time for somebody to show us his qualifications, I live in Nigeria and I know Nigeria and what Nigerians need. I am not a stranger to Nigerian problems.

“I am a trader but, I have the privilege of having gone to some of the best of schools like Oxford, Cambridge, and other IVY league institutions.

“I always say to people that educational qualification is not the same as integrity. This campaign is not one of anyone going to speak through somebody. Let the person come and directly tell Nigerians what he is going to do for our country and we must take note of whatever he says and hold him by his words.

“We also don’t want that person that would be carried to this place in a wheel chair but, must consider his capacity, competence, integrity and commitment.

Talking about racism, Obi said that he does not see any country as racist, saying that anyone that thinks his host country is racist, should go to his own country.

In his words; “The reason why you are here is because your place is not working. It is good for us to go back and fix our place. We need to secure it and it is important for our place to have proper leadership that is visionary. So, it is our duty to turn things around in Nigeria for the good of our country.

“Somebody asked me a question about going to look for foreign investors, I said Nigerians outside are going to do what China and India did.

“There is nothing happening in other countries that is rocket science, a country is measured by its productive capacity.

“Somebody asked me what are we going to do to stabilize the naira and I said it is very simple, production, because the more you produce goods and export, the more your currency becomes stronger.

“If you are looking for dollars and Euro, just go and sell something to somebody that has euro and dollar and your currency will become strong.

“We will ensure security of lives and bring stability to governance. Our human capital today is low, we have 200 million people with barely ten percent productive capacity. You also need to reduce the cost of Governance and have zero tolerance for corruption. People cannot continue to do what they are doing with government resources,” he said.

Obi promised to provide opportunity for diaspora Nigerians to vote in the 2027 elections if elected president next year.

He also assured that Africa will remain the centre piece of Nigeria’s foreign policy as it will improve diplomatic sphere of influence through peacekeeping, trade, and investment initiatives.