The presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, Peter Obi, has disclosed that he met with British authorities officials and Nigerians within the diaspora throughout a go to to London.
Obi mentioned the conferences centered on rebuilding Nigeria and addressing unhealthy management, corruption and lack of accountability, which he recognized as main obstacles to the nation’s improvement.
The former Anambra State governor disclosed this in a submit on his X deal with on Thursday.
He mentioned he arrived in London from Basel, Switzerland, at 7 am on Wednesday, October 21, and held a number of engagements with stakeholders within the United Kingdom.
Obi added that he rounded off the day with a gathering organised by the COPDEM chief and the NDC Director of Diaspora Affairs, which introduced collectively different stakeholders in London.
According to him, the discussions centred on the collective accountability of Nigerians to free the nation from poor management and different challenges which have continued to undermine nationwide improvement.
He lamented that the scenario had disadvantaged tens of millions of Nigerians of entry to primary requirements, together with high quality healthcare, schooling and respectable employment.
Obi mentioned Nigerians deserved a rustic the place each life mattered, onerous work was rewarded and residents had equal alternatives to succeed, regardless of their backgrounds or connections.
“We must build a Nigeria where the child of nobody can become somebody without knowing anybody,” he mentioned.
The former Labour Party presidential candidate added that Nigeria should turn into a rustic that works for everybody quite than a privileged few.
