The Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi,
has reiterated his undying love for Nigeria and his unalterable belief in its
indivisibility.
In a virtual interactive session with more than 1,000
members of his foremost support group, the Peter Obi Support Network, Obi
expressed confidence that Nigeria can and will come out of the woods of failed
political leadership.
He urged everyone, especially those in the diaspora, to
contribute to Nigeria’s development in whatever capacity they could.
This is according to a statement signed by the Director, Strategic Communication, Peter Obi Support Network, Onwuasoanya Jones, on Monday.
Emphasising how much he was ready to sacrifice for Nigeria’s
survival and progress, Obi shared a story of how he had to relocate from the
United Kingdom to Nigeria after spending over 10 years contributing his quota
to Nigeria’s economic and social development.
Responding to a question about his plans for Nigerians
living in the diaspora by the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of POSN, Obi
commended the efforts of diaspora Nigerians in developing the country and urged
them not to relent because no matter how comfortable they get in another
country, Nigeria will always be their home.
He said, “I love Nigeria irrevocably, and I believe no
matter how far we travel or how successful we become outside Nigeria, we can
never have another country to call our own but Nigeria. This is why I have continued
to do whatever I can within my personal and group capabilities to support
Nigeria’s march to greatness.”
He told the gathering that even though he has everything he
needs to obtain resident permits and citizenship rights in any part of the
world he wishes, he has deliberately avoided taking any resident permit from
any other country of the world because he believes that Nigeria is the “only
country I have.”
Obi said, “When I left the UK after residing there for over
10 years, I returned everything that belonged to them. I have a singular focus
on Nigeria, and I do not think I need the citizenship or residence rights of
any other country when I haven’t finished exploiting my nature-given rights and
privileges as a Nigerian.
“If I am out of Nigeria today and there is a war in Nigeria,
I will find a way to return to Nigeria because I will rather die in my country,
Nigeria, than live free in another man’s country.”
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