Obi, who believes very strongly that Nigerians in Diaspora are critical to the future of moving Nigeria forward, said he intends to make such consultations abroad regularly in the course of the campaigns.
By Jeffrey Agbo
Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi has said that his tour of Canada, US and Europe is to interact with Nigerians in Diaspora so he can learn new ideas on rescuing the country from collapse.
The Obi-Datti media office stated this in a release on Friday, saying it has been inundated with calls from numerous members of the Obidient family seeking to know and to follow the itinerary of the presidential candidate’s one-week tour of foreign countries.
Obi, who believes very strongly that Nigerians in Diaspora are critical to the future of moving Nigeria forward, said he intends to make such consultations abroad regularly in the course of the campaigns.
Obi’s messages ahead of 2023 which resonate with Nigerians especially youths who are turning it into a political movement have attracted the attention of Nigerians and indeed Africans in the Diaspora who want to share in his vision and invited him to come over for various conferences, meetings and interviews.
Soon after his emergence as the party’s flag bearer, he commenced consultations with various segments of the Nigeria community preparatory to the national campaigns.
Obi, who is excited about the trip, said he is anxious because Diasporas who are leaving in a good system have a lot to impact on the challenges ahead.
“I need to tap their brains on the task ahead, they are all as anxious as all of us for a better Nigeria in our lifetime, I am excited to meet them all,” Obi said.
The presidential candidate remarked that for effectiveness and urgent results, all Nigerians must be involved and be carried along.
“For this mission to be effective and result oriented, all hands must be on deck,” he said.
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The first arm of the tour which takes Obi to Europe, Canada and America will feature conferences, town hall meetings, media interviews and lectures.
According to the breakdown, on Sunday, August 28 Obi will be in Toronto, Ontario, Canada for a town hall meeting to discuss the “Positive Impact of Nigeria’s Diaspora on our Country’s Growth and Development.”
On Monday, August 29, 2022, he will be in Los Angeles, California, USA for a media interface with international journalists. On the same day, he will deliver a lecture over dinner on the “Role of Nigeria’s Diaspora in Civic Leadership in the Country.”
On Tuesday, August 30, 2022, Obi will be in Texas, USA for another Dinner lecture on “Active Engagement by Nigerians in Diaspora for Civic Leadership.”
On Wednesday, August 31, 2022, he will hold a media interface with USA Africa Interview. On the same day, he will hold a breakfast meeting with some select leaders to discuss the theme “Rebuilding Nigeria is a collective Responsibility.”
On this day also, Obi will hold a town hall meeting in North Carolina titled “Role of an Active Diaspora in Nigeria’s Economic Development.”
On Thursday, September 1, 2022, Obi will be in the US capital Washington DC for an economic roundtable with the US Chamber of Commerce; on the same day, he will hold a town hall meeting at Howard University School of Business and Dinner reception later at Swahili Village.
On Friday, September 2, 2022, he will deliver a breakfast lecture to an audience at Mayflower Hotel in Washington DC and head to Atlanta the same day for a town hall meeting on the theme “Rebuilding Nigeria’s Economy.”
By Saturday, September 3, Obi will hold breakfast and media chat with CNN Zane Asher.
On Sunday, September 4, he will hold his last town hall meeting in New York, USA on “Afro Economic and Government Policy.”
The media office said it envisages that the tour will help mobilise Nigerians in the Diaspora to be on the same page with the rest of Nigerians at home in the mission of rescuing Nigeria.
