Peter Obi, a member of the Labour Party (LP), who is running for president, has visited two Nigerian artists in Washington, D.C. (USA).
According to Anaedoonline.ng, Obi met with Flavour Nabania’s alter ego Chinedu Okoli and Phyno Fino’s real name Chibuzor Nelson Azubuike.
The two Nigerian artists were met by the former governor of Anambra State during his Thursday meetings with Nigerians at Howard University in the United States.
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Obi wrote on his Twitter account in a series of tweets that the Nigerian Diaspora family has the power to transform Nigeria from good to great.
The LP flagbearer emphasized that before the general elections in 2027, Nigerians living abroad must have a voice to cast absentee ballots on a collective basis.
He said: “Some of you are here in the United States by choice, but majority are stranded here, but not by choice. Our national circumstances have compelled your sojourn here. But I am certain of this: If your hearts were not in Nigeria, if you were not patriotic, you won’t be here today.
“It is our shared common value to build a democratic, just and egalitarian Nigeria that has brought us all together today. Membership, they say, has its privileges. Thus, the Nigeria Diaspora has a continuing role and responsibility toward nation-building and national development.
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“Nigeria Diaspora family has the capacity to catapult Nigeria from good to great. We have to ensure that by the 2027 general elections, Nigeria Diaspora must have a voice to collectively express themselves via absentee ballots.
“In 2021 Nigeria’s foreign direct investment (FDI) was $4.8 billion. Therefore, I see Diaspora remittances as the new normal and becoming Nigeria’s Official Development Assistance (ODA); some kind of foreign loan-without interest.
“Expert assessments indicate that with proper policy and planning, we can leapfrog to about $60b in remittances annually. That will translate to about 14% of our total GDP.
“With $20 billion in remittances in 2021, Nigeria ranks 6th behind the top five recipient countries; namely; India Mexico, China, the Philippines, Egypt, and Bangladesh.
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“We will trigger every known technological and knowledge transfer initiator. Nigeria’s brain drain will be turned into brain gain.
“I foresee a Diaspora role of infinite possibilities if Nigeria Diaspora elects to harness and deploy their technology, expertise, industrial discipline and experience to Nigeria for national development and encourage their hosts and friends to invest in Nigeria.
“With its huge Diaspora strength, the Nigerian Diaspora can help to mobilize efforts in the direction of private sector investment. Beyond your sheer financial power, your contributions also include ideas, creativity, and a diverse global network.”
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