Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP)
says the population of Nigeria is critical for Britain.
Nigeria has an estimated population of about 200 million
people.
In an interview published by Sky
News on Tuesday, Obi described the high population of Nigeria as “a huge
market” for Britain.
Obi said it is time for necessary changes to occur in the country.
“We’re trying to say,
and everybody can see, especially the youth, that something’s wrong and
everyone can see that the country cannot continue on this trajectory leading to
nowhere,” he said.
“We have 200 million people, which is a huge market for
Britain. And it’s critical for Britain – as they leave the European Union they
need Commonwealth members.”
The LP candidate was in the UK on Monday, where he spoke at the Chatham House on his
plans for the country if elected in the forthcoming elections.
Obi is one of the leading candidates for the coming
presidential election alongside Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party
(PDP) and Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
The former Anambra governor enjoys huge popularity on social
media courtesy of a massive support base known as the ‘Obidients’.
The elections are less than eight weeks away. According to
the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), the presidential and
national assembly elections will hold on February 25.
The governorship and state house of assembly polls will take
place on March 11.
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