The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Mr. Peter Obi, yesterday, proclaimed that the LP is no longer a political party, but a mass movement to take back the country for Nigerians.?
?According to him, the party wants to take Nigeria back to the root of greatness, where all citizens can be proud to say they are Nigerians.?
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Obi, who spoke in Lagos during the formal reception for the 2021 governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Anambra State, Valentine Ozigbo, and his group into the LP, said he is determined to turn Nigeria from consumption to production.?
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Referring to Brazil as a country of over 200 million population, which had a similar experience of depending on importation, as an example, he explained that Brazil has, today, changed its trajectory by producing its foods.?
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The presidential hopeful used the opportunity to warn those who twist his statements for political reasons to desist.?
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“For those who turn around what I say, I want them to tell us what figures their candidates have. We want a productive country. Netherland is smaller than Nigeria but its total export, last year, was over $600 billion.?
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“Nigerians believe in me. We must have capable people in office by reversing the trend of having our children stay abroad. Parents are getting lonely these days. If you ask them, they say their children are in Canada. Canadians don’t keep their children in Nigeria.?
Source: Guardian Nigeria
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