Reason I visited Tafawa Balewa’s Tomb- Peter Obi
Mr Peter Obi, one of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential aspirants, has stated why he visited the tomb of Nigeria’s Prime Minister, Tafawa Balewa, during his consultations with Peoples Democratic Party, PDP delegates recently in Bauchi State. Information Guide Nigeria
He disclosed this yesterday in Awka when he met with prospective delegates from Anambra.
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While urging the PDP’s delegates in Anambra to vote wisely during the upcoming national convention, Obi said he visited the tomb because Tafawa Balewa was the first Nigerian leader to take foreign loan which he used to build Kainji Dam which is still standing today.
He, however, noted that while the Kainji Dam that was built with the first money borrowed by Tafawa Balewa in 1964 was still standing, there was no justification for the present borrowings that had plunged Nigeria into heavy indebtedness.
“Let’s stop wasting our time, let us join hands to fix Nigeria”. jamb results
“I visited the tomb of Tafawa Balewa because he was the first to borrow in Nigeria to build Kainji Dam which is still standing today.
“Where are the ones we borrowed recently?”
He said the country with 200 million people could not make progress with 4000 megawatt, while South Africa with 50 million people was generating 54,000 megawatts.
He said that Kaduna had more land mass than Netherlands and wondered why Netherlands should earn more from export of agro produce than Nigeria.
Obi said there was no more money to share and that he would shift the conversation from sharing formula to production formula.
According to him, Kaduna can sustain Nigeria, if optimally explored.
Obi, a former governor of Anambra, urged them to be guided by their conscience and vote in the interest of the country’s future and that of their children.
According to him, monetary consideration should not be the major factor in choosing the party’s presidential candidate.
He said he decided to end his national consultation in Anambra, after going round the 36 chapters of PDP, plus Abuja, to demonstrate his commitment to the cause.
Obi said that his experience from the tour had strengthened his resolve to seek an opportunity to steer the ship of the country.
He likened the ship to the “Titanic, which was sinking while those on top were making merry”.
“For the sake of your children and future of Nigeria vote wisely. Don’t hurt the future of your children.
“Do you want to collect money and bequeath a society of hopelessness, kidnapping, banditry, and poverty to future generations?
“Is that the society you want for your children?
“Remember, you can’t transfer your delegate status to your children, this is an opportunity for you to decide”.
“I am competent, I am committed and I have the capacity to turn this country around, please give me your votes,” Obi said.
He said he saw opportunities across the regions of the country during his tour.
“I concluded that it is unacceptable for the country to possess such huge human, arable land and natural resources and still have over 100 million people living in poverty,” he said.
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