If elected President next month, Mr. Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s presidential candidate, has pledged to put an end to ineffective and transactional government practices.
This commitment was made by Obi on Monday during his appearance as a guest at the British International Policy institute at Chatham House in London.
Having him as President and Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed as Vice President, he claimed, would enable Nigeria to eradicate inefficiency and transactional policies that encourage corruption in the executive branch.
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This was said in a statement released by the Abuja-based Obi-Datti Media Office.
Obi, who answered more than 15 audience questions following his illuminating paper on various sectors, is quoted as saying that they will demolish the criminal framework that has been used to control the nation.
He was quoted as saying, “there will be no sacred cow” under the Obi-Datti administration, the Labour Party Presidential candidate said that “our objective is to dismantle these structures of criminality and enthrone competence, character, and capability so that talents and ideas can flourish.”
In response to a question about how he would handle a National Assembly that might be dominated by other parties, Obi recalled a similar experience he had as governor of Anambra state, where none of the 30 members of the State Assembly belonged to his political party. He continued by saying that the best course of action in such a situation would be to act morally and avoid nepotism and transactional policies because even lawmakers value good governance.
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In response to a query on the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and the reason he has not denounced them, Obi stated that the Biafra war was over for him and many other sane Nigerians, including Igbos, 53 years ago. But he is not oblivious to the agitators’ demands for justice.
Obi also said, “we are going to look into the issue of justice and marginalization which some of them are hinging their grievances.
“We are going to apply the carrot and stick in dealing with the agitators. But in the end, there can only be one government and we will be in charge.”
In response to a question from Paul Arkwright, a former British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Obi made a comment about his plans to entice foreign investment into Nigeria. He compared what he intended to do to do to entice foreign investment to bee and honey, describing it as creating an environment where the rule of law thrives and avoiding transactional policies that encourage corruption and undermine governance.
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The LP candidate also pledged to give security the consideration it merits because everything would be done to secure the environment. He would accomplish this by first putting the nation into production, rescuing people from poverty, and properly deploying our military.
Obi was quoted as saying, “Our military once secured Africa and they should secure Nigeria and we will provide the needed leadership and political will.”
He also addressed concerns about the independence of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), stating that current events at the top bank are the result of responsibilities being mixed up rather than necessarily a lack of competence. He promised that his administration would remedy the situation by making sure that square pegs are in square holes in terms of both personnel and policies.
Obi said that the system’s ongoing fiscal mischief will be destroyed and the nation’s monetary policies would be given some structure and discipline.
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If elected, the LP flag bearer claimed the obstacle will be overcome since there will be no sacred cows in order to get the so-called “big boys” to see through his magnificent ideals.
The audience applauded the former governor of Anambra state repeatedly as she responded to inquiries about debt repayment, health, and education.
The statement further said, “ Obi gave an indication of his preparedness for the program when he was offered a seat by the moderator of the program and he respectfully rejected it saying the problem in Nigeria his country is so serious not for sitting down and he stood all through the nearly two hours program.
“Obi-Datti Media office reports that millions of people within and outside the country followed the program via social media and 99% of the comments eulogized the Candidate for his fantastic outing.“
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