Peter Obi at NDC Convention Says- “Time to rescue Nigeria has come”

The Presidential Aspirant of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, (NDC) Peter Gregory Obi, has said the time to rescue Nigeria has come, and all hands must be on deck to achieve this in 2027.

While addressing delegates at the first national convention of his party, the NDC, in Abuja, on Saturday, the former Anambra State governor said, “Our choice as a people is therefore clear: whether to surrender to despair and national decline, or to summon the courage to rescue our country and rebuild it on the foundations of unity, equity, justice, competence, and productivity.

“Where we are now, national unity is no longer optional; it is a national necessity.

We must rise above ethnicity, religion, region, and political divisions to recover the soul of our nation.

“Let us be clear. No tribe can prosper alone. No religion can develop Nigeria in isolation. No region can achieve comparative great- ness while other regions are left behind. Our diversity must become our strength, not a weapon of division in the hands of desperate politicians.

Also, at the convention, the NNPP Presidential candidate in 2023 and former Governor of Kano State, Rabiu Kwankwaso, said zoning to the South is necessary for national healing. “This represents a true opportunity for real national healing.”

The 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party remarked that, “With unity and effective leadership, Nigeria can become a productive and prosperous nation once again.”

According to him, “We must deliberately support agriculture and manufacturing so they become the highest contributors to our Gross Domestic Product. Special strategic attention must be given to unlocking the enormous agricultural potential of Northern Nigeria and connecting it to industrial production across the federation.

“We must move decisively from a nation of consumption to a nation of production.

Obi said that the country “can no longer afford policies that foreclose our youths.”