Obi said he was hopeful that a New Nigeria is possible; but insisted that the burden of responsibility is on Nigerians to take back their country.
By Jeffrey Agbo
Presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the February poll, Peter Obi, has admonished Nigerians to remain hopeful and not despair over the agonising situation in the country after 63 years of nationhood.
The LP presidential standard bearer noted that the real reason Nigerians have remained visibly mired in poor governance and poverty after 63 years is that successive administrations through policies, actions and inactions have attempted to suppress conscientious people, in order for them to remain at the helm of power.
Obi drew analogy between a nation’s life and parameters of modern technology. He said if the input is garbage in then the output will be garbage out.
“When you Google a subject, the response you get will be based on the questions you input. Every nation invariably determines its own fate and destiny; and gets a leadership they deserve. Nigeria cannot be an exception. If we subscribe to rogue leadership, then we must face the attending consequences.
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“At 63 years, what type of questions are Nigerians asking of their leaders and what type of answer are we expecting? If at 63 years we cannot conduct an election to allow the will of the people to prevail, what type of country do we expect?
“Every year on October 1st since 1960 we try to review our life as a nation but on looking back can we say that where we are is where we are supposed to be despite our vast human and natural resources? The answer is no,” he said.
Amid the present realities, Obi said he was hopeful that a New Nigeria is possible; but insisted that the burden of responsibility is on Nigerians to take back their country.
While wishing Nigerians a happy independence anniversary, Obi prayed for God’s continued mercy and grace on the nation.
