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"Government should be an enabler, not a competitor with the private sector."
Acceptance Speech as Labour Party Presidential Candidate (2022)
"Leadership is about doing the right thing, not about the next election."
Acceptance Speech as Labour Party Presidential Candidate (2022)
The New Nigeria we seek is possible if we do not lose hope.
The journey is going to be a collective one that will certainly require the cooperation of critical stakeholders in our country, especially the youth, whose future has been thoroughly degraded.
Acceptance Speech as Labour Party Presidential Candidate (2022)
Our primary goal is to enhance government performance legitimacy and reform the machinery of government.
Despite the court's decision, Obi reaffirmed his commitment to the ideals and objectives of the Obidient Movement.
"If we accept the way elections are now, how do we tell the robbers and kidnappers that they are doing something wrong?"
"Facilitate stronger institutions a key anchor that will turn Nigeria from a country of oil consumption to a country that produces based on fast factors"
"Insecurity is a result of ineffective security strategy, address this by projecting strong leadership, state security and pursue a robust reform of security sector"
When people of competence, character, commitment, and compassion take over leadership and pursue their mission and task with the seriousness required, a New Nigeria characterised by peace, unity, prosperity, inclusiveness will be achieved and sustained.
"No country can progress if its politics is more profitable than its industries. In a country where those in government are richer than entrepreneurs, they manufacture poverty."
The odds are great and seemingly insurmountable, but with our commitment, patriotism and understanding that we are doing what we are supposed to do for our country, lest she shall die, we shall move on.
Acceptance Speech as Labour Party Presidential Candidate (2022)
Our 7th priority is to conduct an Afro-centric diplomacy that protects the rights of Nigerian citizens abroad and advances the economic interests of Nigerians and Nigerian businesses in a changing world.
Nigeria indeed is a large and prosperous nation. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) ranks Nigeria the world's 27th largest economy. That is significant, but here is the reality: Nigeria is also a challenged country.
The growing insecurity in Nigeria is not because the enemy is formidable, it is rather because of lack of focused leadership, ineffective security governance structure and poor coordination from the centre.
"Moreover, 63% of Nigerians live in multidimensional poverty, which is about 150 million people, the highest number in the world, facing deprivations in health, education, and living standards, while it is only 3.9% in China; meanwhile, China’s population is about seven times larger than ours."