The Guardian (Nigeria)

Failed govt responsibl­e for chaos, insecurity in Nigeria, says Obi

- By Kehinde Olatunji

THE Peoples Democratic Party ( PDP) presidenti­al aspirant, Peter Obi, has stated that the current chaos and insecurity bedeviling the country is a cumulative effect of failed government.

Obi, a former governor of Anambra State, stated this, yesterday, at a meeting with PDP delegates in Lagos State, urging leadership of the party to consider those with credibilit­y and capacity to win the election.

He lamented that the country is known for consuming and sharing of its common wealth instead of producing.

He said: “What we are seeing is a cumulative effect of a failed government. The consequenc­es of bad leadership are that Nigeria now has the highest number of unemployme­nt in the world and huge number of out- ofschool children.

“The fundamenta­l reason for this is because Nigeria is a country that is not productive. We are a consuming and sharing nation. Nigeria has a sharing formula and not a producing formula. I plead with everyone that it’s time to move Nigeria from sharing to producing nation. The more we put people out of poverty, the more we minimise criminalit­y and violence.”

On his part, Doyin Okupe urged the leadership of the party and PDP delegates to consider the candidatur­e of Obi, noting that he is a more credible and formidable candidate among all the aspirants in PDP.

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