Obi stated that the agricultural potential in the north is infinite and it is through it that the nation can pull people out of poverty, export goods and earn revenue and increase its foreign exchange earnings.
By Jeffrey Agbo
Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, on Wednesday said the vast land in the north is an untapped jewel that can make Nigeria a production country away from the current status of consumption.
Obi said this when his campaign team touched down in the North East state of Gombe otherwise known as the Jewel of the Savannah.
He told a mammoth crowd that a rebirth of the country is not achievable without turning the vast land in the country into “gold and oil.”
“The vast arable land of the North is a new vista that must be opened up to serve Nigeria and Africa,” he said.
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Obi stated that the agricultural potential in the north is infinite and it is through it that the nation can pull people out of poverty, export goods and earn revenue and increase its foreign exchange earnings.
He also said that he and his running mate, Datti Baba-Ahmed, have the vigour to do whatever they promise, noting that they have clear records of achievements in public and private places.
He told the people they will invest heavily in education and health because they are both needed to develop and tap the potential of human capital for growth and development.
Obi told the cheering women that their children must go back to school as he and Baba-Ahmed will do everything to secure the country and the people will live well again.
“Nigerians want security, we cannot do anything unless we have a secure Nigeria. Nigerian children must not be out of school,” he said.
Baba-Ahmed and the National Chairman of Labour Party, Julius Abure, as well as other party faithful underscored the speech of the candidate that the LP will create a new Nigeria.