The presidential
candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has challenged Nigerian youths to
take back Nigeria from corrupt leaders and create a country they want and can
be proud of.
Obi said this on Friday at an international youth conference
in Enugu with the theme; ‘Seizing the moment to shape the future’.
Obi said he is encouraged at the turn out and interests the
youths have shown so far in the build up to the 2023 general elections, adding
that the change Nigeria really needs depends on the youths.
The LP candidate added that the attacks he had received were
proof that he is up against people with “well entrenched interests.”
He said, “The evils that have plagued our country cannot and
will not continue forever. Those who are plundering our treasuries will not be
able to do so for much longer.
Quoting a great American social crusader, Martin Luther King
Jr, Obi said, “The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards
justice.”
He continued, “We are encouraged, especially by the passion
and commitment which our young people are bringing to our ranks, and by their
determination to take back their country and build for themselves the kind of
nation they desire.
“We are not unmindful
of the odds stacked high against those who wish to take on the system; indeed,
the attacks coming at us from all angles prove that we are up against well
entrenched interests.
“It all depends on YOU! Are you tired of being tired of this
country? Then, it’s time to act. Let’s make the Office of the enlightened
Citizen the highest office in the land. It’s time to take back your country!”
Obi told the youths that the time had come for truth and
justice to prevail, adding that good leadership would make the difference to
drive dreams.
He said, “The current state of Africa is in direct proportion
to the character of leadership we have had post-independence. Most of the
independence leaders were freedom fighters, and failure in leadership led to
seemingly endless decades of lost opportunities.
“The fate of Africa depends on Nigeria. And the fate of
Nigeria depends on good leaders. Good leaders can only come out of a system of
strong and capable followers, holding to account those they elect to govern
them.
“It is time to stop that nonsensical cycle. We have to press
the reset button. We must restart Nigeria and begin to build the country of our
dreams. We stand now at an opportune time to press that reset button. We must
do so by rejecting those who have failed us so woefully in the past. We will
choose a New Nigeria.”
Obi added, “We are on our knees in Nigeria, bogged down by
numerous problems. Each time we attempt to stand up, it seems something is
holding us down. Meanwhile, we are all aware of the problems and the issues
confronting us; Bad leaders, insecurity, corruption, mismanagement of the
economy, incompetent people holding positions at different levels of
government, abject poverty in the midst of plenty and ethno-religious crises.”
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