Do We Truly Need Peter Obi?
Nigeria is one of the largest countries in the world, richly endowed with natural resources like coal, gypsum, rock-salt, iron ore, talc, bauxite, gemstone, kaolin, tantalite, bitumen, gold, limestone, baryte, bentonite, oil, etc., yet a lot of its citizens remain abjectly poor. However, for some Nigerians to survive they must beg for bread on the street.
The said ugly situation is made necessary by the failure of certain contemporary Nigerian political leaders to live up to expectations. Selfishness, greed, mammonism, vulgarism, etc., have become inseparable aspects of lives of this crop of politicians, who loot the country’s treasury with impunity.
In order to survive the sting of severe hunger, some Nigerian citizens today, have resorted to societal evils like human trafficking, prostitution, internet fraud, illegal migration, armed robbery, etc. Little wonder, the abuse of harmful drugs like “methamphetamine” (Mkpurummiri), marijuana, “tramadol”, etc., is now witnessed in almost all the nooks and crannies of Nigeria.
It is high time we avoided the shenanigans of some of our unscrupulous political leaders. This is necessary to enable our country experience the impact of sustainable development. Nigeria really needs a leader who has the interests of every Nigerian, irrespective of tribe, religion, political affiliations, etc., at heart. A contemporary political leader that is sound in mind, body and soul like Peter Obi.
Peter Obi is a contemporary political leader with a difference. He is visionary, creative, focus, progressive, reliable, energetic, open-hearted, wise and intelligent. He will create an enabling environment for Nigerians to enjoy long, healthy and creative lives; thus, unemployment, terrorism, kidnapping, drug abuse, etc., which have eaten deep into the fabrics of our society will be completely eliminated.
His managerial ingenuity is second to none. The legacies he left in Anambra State, as a governor, speak for themselves. Till today, Anambra state remains one of the most vibrant economies in Nigeria. Get your PVC! Let’s rebuild Nigeria. Nigeria belongs to all of us. And political power belongs to the people. Obi will lead us to the promised land, devoid of extravagancy, arrogance, calumny, individualism, etc., and ensure that our country, Nigeria, witnesses genuine development.
Development as a concept has grown beyond its primary concern with economic growth. It is now much more all encompassing and is concerned with social, political, environmental and cultural development as well. Increasingly development is seen to be about people. And it can be argued that for a developmental programme to achieve human centered objective it must have, as one of its core pillars, the principle of social justice that transcends the notion of tolerance to achieve certain core values such as the inherence and universal right to dignity of every human person.
In practical terms, this inherent and universal right translates into access to adequate food, health care, education, shelter, work or social security. It also includes the capacity to deal with the present and uncertainties of the future. The capacity of our country to attain these objectives on a sustainable basis will depend largely on how the human, material, including the environment, and social resources are managed for they are all by the nature of things integrally woven and dynamically self reinforcing. As a well experienced manager Peter Obi will make sure that all the resources in this country are properly harnessed for the benefit of every Nigerian. This has always been his dream. Because it is the surest way of checking human blood spilling and untimely death which are common in our country today, due to the recklessness, callosity, meanness and incompetence of some of our political leaders who glory in money laundering, cabalism, ethnicism and rascality.
Obi has all it takes to revive the various sectors of our country which have become lethargic. With Peter Obi, incessant strikes by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), etc., will come to an end. He did it in Anambra State; he will replicate it when he becomes the president of this country. Therefore, say no to “vote buying and selling” for the sake of the future of our children. Support Obi to restitute the true principles of federalism in Nigeria. The underlying principles of federalism are justice, equity and fairness.
Political power is meant for the improvement of the standard of living of all the members of the society and not for the promotion of autocratic tendencies. Peter Obi will quash all structures, systems, etc., associated with penury when he becomes the president of Nigeria. All he needs is the support of every citizen of this country. Be obidient! So that Nigeria will be rescued from extreme poverty and hardship which the nefarious activities of certain unscrupulous contemporary politicians of this country have plunged it into.