Former Governor of Anambra State and presidential hopeful,
Peter Obi, has said Nigeria must transit from a consuming to a producing nation
to pull her citizens out of poverty.
The Peoples Democratic Party presidential hopeful said the
country must live within its means by cutting down on the cost of governance
and investing in human capital development.
Obi stated this while answering questions from newsmen
shortly after a consultative meeting with the party’s stakeholders in Port
Harcourt, Rivers State on Monday.
He said pulling Nigerians out of poverty was a sine qua-non
,saying that with the abundant resources in the country, it is unacceptable to
have youths without means of livelihood.
Obi said delegates all over Nigeria must look at the way the
country is today and ask how do we build a better place as they vote to choose
party candidates to contest the 2023 general elections.
“I am saying the same thing to Nigerians for the general
elections. We must live within our means in this country. That is what we need
to do urgently to take our people out of poverty,” Obi said.
He added, “So we cannot allow our young people in their
young age with the resources of this country to be living where they have no
means of livelihood. That is what I want to do.
“That is why I said my basic function is to move the country
from consumption to production. We have to change. No more sharing formular.
“I’m going to put the production formula in place. We must
feed ourselves. We have enough land all over Nigeria for us to feed ourselves.”
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