Vice Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 general elections, Mr. Peter Obi, says Nigeria is not where she should be, blaming leadership failure for her woes.
Obi, a former governor of Anambra state, stated this in his New Year message to Nigerians, a copy of which was sent to Igbere TV by his media office on Wednesday.
The ex-VP candidate asked Nigerians to “use the New Year 2020 as a spring board to work towards recovering and refocusing this country to find its bearing in the comity of nations.”
The former governor said that “God has destined us to be a great people and a great nation but through our leadership failings over the years we are where we shouldn’t be.
“We must all therefore tell ourselves the truth that this country is dying gradually and all hands must be on deck in the new year to redirect the ship of state away from the dyke that it’s headed.”
Obi noted that “the prevailing hardship in the country including the needless blood letting across the country were indexes of failure of governance”, urging the political leaders to refocus their economic polices for growth and development especially in education and job creation through small and medium-seized enterprises, SMEs.
“Government should also in the New Year strive to seek a pragmatic solution to the increasing security challenges in the country.”
Obi wished all Nigerians a happy and a prosperous 2020, as he prays for enduring justice and peace in the society.
