Peter Obi, , the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Peter Obi, congratulated Nigerians on the celebration of the 62nd Idependence anniversary.
In a statement issued on Saturday to celebrate Nigeria’s 62nd independence anniversary, Obi said Nigeria has the capacity to be truly great despite the challenges affecting the country.
The former Governor of Anambra State said Nigerians cannot lose hope or give up on the nation, urging the people to elect the right leader in 2023.
The statement reads: “The catalogue of our national malaise are legion, and range from intermittent collapse of our national power grid; our universities remaining shut for 8 months; soaring inflation rate, extreme poverty; insecurity and visceral violence resulting in mindless bloodletting. Our national wealth, both cash and oil, are reportedly stolen each day with unfettered impunity. Nigeria bleeds literarily and figuratively.
These travails are neither measures of national greatness or good leadership. Rather, they represent overarching national interest concerns that must give us pause. They are sobering realities that ought to trigger a deep rethink of our political and leadership trajectory in the months and years ahead.
“As a nation and people, we cannot lose hope or give up. Intractable as our problems are, they are not insurmountable. We can easily overcome them when there is a purposeful and transformative leadership in place; one that will not makes excuses and will not be indifferent to the rule of law, equity and justice.
“Nigeria holds out hope of unfettered development, growth, greatness and indeed, dreams of infinite possibilities. But we must seize the moment. We must rescue and turn our country around. It is our challenge and our duty. We, therefore, cannot ignore the present deafening clarion call for change.
