PDP will bring back Nigeria’s economic fortunes – Obi


The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) vice presidential candidate for the February 16 presidential poll, Dr. Peter Obi, says the country’s economic misfortunes would be reversed and repositioned to facilitate rapid economic growth, if the party is given the mandate to govern.

The former Govenor of Anambra State stated this yesterday during an interactive session with the Edo stakeholders and members of the PDP in Benin City.

According to him, more than 40 per cent of young Nigerians are unemployed, leading to Nigeria being referred to as one of the poorest countries in the world.

“Nigeria has been shut down economically, politically and socially for more than three years. This has resulted in hunger, insecurity, and economic instability especially in the North Eastern part of the country”, he said.

He assured that the Atiku/Obi-led government, if elected, would bring back foreign investors to develop the economy of the country.

“Those who have closed their businesses for fear of kidnapping, banditry, insurgency as a result of government inability to provide security for the citizenry, will be encouraged to return.

“We are going to treat everybody equal especially the physically challenged in the area of empowerment. We will take the issue of the physically challenged very seriously in our incoming government and that is one of our agenda,” Obi said.

Speaking on the power sector, he said the sector would be taken care of through policies that would make the sector to work again and contribute to the country’s economic development.

The PDP vice presidential candidate said that local government autonomy would work through “proper restructuring and federalism.
“Local government will become very free and autonomous to get its revenue directly from the federation account without state interference for rapid grassroots development.”

Earlier, the party state chairman Chief Dan Orbih criticised the federal government “tradermoni” loan scheme, urging the people “not to be carried away,” by it.
Most of those that spoke during the meeting appealed to the PDP to show “federal presence” in Edo if voted into power. (NAN)

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