Peter Obi wants Nigeria to prioritise education in tackling national issues

Peter Obi, the Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party (LP) during the 2023 general election has emphasised the importance of education in tackling national issues.

Obi disclosed this on Sunday at the graduation of Cohort 3 of the “Thinking into Results Programme’, organised by Thought Energy Consulting.

“Unless we start talking of knowledge-based economy and start moving ourselves from consumption – that’s now ruining our economy – to production, we need to invest in education. It is the most critical measure of development today,” he said.

The former presidential candidate called on the need for more capital development stating that, “Physical infrastructure cannot replace human infrastructure and we need to do that first.

“You need to invest in health. These are the two things you need to do first, and then invest in pulling people out of poverty. And education and health helps you to do that. Otherwise, you are wasting your time.”

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He explained that education should be at the basic level ensuring that nobody is left out.

Obi speaking on possible measures to boost the country’s education sector explained the need to boost the educational budget and channel it into the right direction.

Chidi Agbapu, managing director, Thought Energy Consulting while speaking on the programme said it had shown that with a mental shift, nations can grow once its citizens prosper and develop.

According to Agbapu, once an average citizen achieves success through self development, it invariably impacts people around and the economy at large.

“So, if every family finds happiness, finds purpose, do things in a very rational, fair means, if every country is good, there won’t be armed robbers on the streets. There won’t be miscreants on the streets. Like I said, there’s nothing like a country. It’s a collection of individuals that make up a country,” he stated.

Meanwhile, previous graduates of the programmes who spoke at the event encouraged more participants and recounted how the programme shaped all aspects of their life, from their finances to health, among others.