The PDP Vice Presidential candidate for
the Feb. 16 general election, Mr Peter Obi,
says the country’s economic misfortunes
will be reversed to rapid economic growth
if the party is voted in.
Obi gave the assurance at an interactive
session with the Edo stakeholders and
members of the Peoples Democratic Party
in Benin on Thursday.
According to him more than 40 per cent of
young Nigerians are unemployed, leading to
Nigeria being referred to as one of the
poorest countries in the world. He also
alleged that “Nigeria has been shut down
economically, politically and socially for
more than three years.†“This has resulted
in hunger, insecurity, and economic
instability especially in the North Eastern
part of the country.†According to him, the
Atiku/Obi-led government if elected will
bring back foreign investors to develop the
economy of the country. Obi said: “those
who have closed their businesses for fear
of kidnapping, banditry, insurgency as a
result of government inability to provide
security for the citizenry, will be
encouraged to return.†He reiterated that
the power sector would be taken care of
through policies that would make the
sector to work again and contribute to the
country’s economic development. “We are
going to treat everybody equal especially
the physically challenged in the area of
empowerment. “We will take the issue of
the physically challenged very seriously in
our incoming government and that is one
of our agenda,†Obi said.
The PDP vice presidential candidate said
that local government autonomy would
work through “proper restructuring and
federalism.†“Local government will become
very free and autonomous to get its
revenue directly from the federation
account without state interference for rapid
grassroots development.â€
He also gave the assurance that an Atiku/
Obi ticket would ensure that “incessant
strike being experienced now,†would be a
thing of the past. Obi said that if voted in,
the PDP administration would give more
priority to education and health care
facilities. Earlier, the Edo Chairman of PDP,
Chief Dan Orbih, criticised the Federal
Government “tradermoni†loan scheme,
telling the people “not to be carried away,â€
by it. Most of those that spoke during the
meeting appealed to PDP to show “federal
presence†in Edo if voted into power.
(NAN)
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