Peter Obi, Labour Party’s presidential candidate has argued that his vast knowledge of the economy backed by his solutions on how to rescue and reposition it puts him in vantage position to be President of the country.
Obi stated this on Wednesday, during an interview on AriseTV, monitored by BusinessDay.
The former Anambra governor said the immediate task facing the country’s next president would be to reposition the country’s economy, stressing that the several socio-economy problems bedevilling the country now was because of the bad state of the economy.
Obi promised that if voted into power he would recruit young brilliant professionals into his cabinet to revamp the economy, create jobs and take the desired position.
“The Nigeria problem is the economy, people don’t have jobs, it is pushing them into criminality, agitations and all sorts of problems we are facing today. I would bring brilliant young people into my administration to help pull Nigeria out of poverty.
“I don’t want people to vote for me because I am from the SouthWest, SouthEast or NorthWest, I want people to vote for Peter Obi because he can pull Nigeria out of the mess it is in today,” he said.
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Speaking further, the presidential candidate added that paid saboteurs infiltrated into the ranks of his supporters to give them a bad name and derail his presidential bid.
“Some of these people are not supporters but are paid by my opponents to infiltrate them in order to blame my supporters. People are being paid to say all sorts of things about me, maligning my character.
“Some of these people are not supporters but are paid by my opponents to infiltrate them in order to blame my supporters. People are being paid to say all sorts of things about me, maligning my character”.Obi said.
Speaking on his plans over continued subsidy payments if elected president in 2023, he further stated that he would only remove fuel subsidy, if he can offer equivalence to Nigerians.
According to him, “People are against subsidy removal because it doesn’t impact the poor positively. If you want to remove something, what will be the gain? Subsidy needs to be removed in a transparent manner and once you deliver the pledge, Nigerians will trust in the process.
“Yes, I will remove the fuel subsidy, but I have to offer an equivalence that will benefit the citizens but if that is not achievable, I will not remove it.
“I once said subsidy is a scam and I still maintain that stance
