Former Anambra State Governor and presidential candidate Peter Obi have stated that Nigeria must transition from a consuming to a producing nation in order to lift its inhabitants out of poverty.
The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party stated that the government must live within its means by reducing the cost of governance and investing in human capital development.
Obi made the remarks while responding to reporters’ queries immediately after a consultative meeting with the party’s stakeholders in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, on Monday.
He stated that lifting Nigerians out of poverty was a sine qua non, stating that given the country’s enormous resources, it is unacceptable to have youngsters without a means of living.
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Delegates from all throughout Nigeria, according to Obi, must look at the state of the country today and ask themselves, “How can we construct a better place?” when they vote for party candidates to run in 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.”
