The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) Peter Obi, has promised the commitment of the party to reverse the current trend where Nigerian youths and children are sent abroad because of rising cases of lack of opportunities in the country. INDEPENDENT reports
Obi, who was speaking at the official reception of Mr Valentine Ozigbo, the former governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), into the fold of the Labour Party, Lagos, on Tuesday. Information Guide Nigeria
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“The wealth of a nation is not determined by the landmass but the level of production in the country. Nigeria is not a producing nation, let’s go out and produce. Prayer is not enough, we must go out to work.
“We don’t want Nigerians keeping their children in Canada. Canadians don’t send their children here. Today, Nigerian parents are exporting their children abroad and are living alone here in empty homes. We must reverse it. We must bring back our children. To change the nation we must make it stable and safe for all. People still think it will be business as usual, no. We must reverse it.” jamb results
He assured Ozigbo and his supporters of equal opportunities in the Labour Party.
Also speaking while receiving the new members, Julius Abure, chairman of the Labour Party, said the party is not open to everybody but those with integrity and who have something to offer.
“The Obi movement is driven by intelligent people with integrity and competence. Ozigbo has those criteria. He meets our criteria to belong to our party.
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“The inflationary rate today is 19.5 percent. There is a need to rescue this nation. Ozigbo has joined in the struggle to rescue the nation,” he said.
The party chairman promised a level playing ground and equal opportunities to Ozigbo and his supporters now in the party.
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Live, Study and Work in Canada. No Payment is Required! Hurry Now click here to Apply >> Immigrate to Canada“You have equal status with all members and are entitled to all privileges,” he said, adding that the journey for the liberation of Nigeria has now started.
Speaking on behalf of himself and his supporters, Ozigbo expressed delight in joining the party. He said the move was just to formalise what had started earlier.
He said in the Labour Party, he had found peace and love.
“There’s no way I will not be with Obi. I am 100 percent ‘obidient’,” he said.
He said Obi represents one of the heroes of the nation’s democracy.
He said Obi will usher in a new dawn for the nation, adding that the Labour Party symbolises the future of the nation.
He said he is joining with the entire members of his political movement to the Labour Party.
“We have joined not to win Anambra alone but to win the entire nation,” he said.