Peter Obi Reveals What He Looks Forward to in His New Nigeria

Peter Obi Reveals What He Looks Forward to in His New Nigeria

  • Peter Obi said there can never be meaningful development in any society without investment in education
  • The Labour Party presidential candidate said he looks forward to a Nigeria where only those who have undoubted academic certificates can be leaders
  • The former Anambra state governor said his ambition to become the president of Nigeria was still alive

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FCT, Abuja - The Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has emphasized the need for Nigeria to invest more in the education of the younger generation.

Obi said the government needs to invest in education because “without education, there cannot be meaningful development,” Vanguard reported

He stated this on Saturday, July 15, while speaking at the graduation ceremony of students of Pacesetters Academy, Abuja.

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Peter Obi says he looks forward to a Nigeria with leaders who have good results. Photo Credit: Mr Peter Obi
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The former Anambra state governor said in the new Nigeria he looking forward to, only those who have good and undoubted academic certificates can be leaders.

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Obi said:

” In the next Nigeria, you will not be a leader unless you attended a school unless you know your classmates unless you have a good certificate whereby if you bring your certificate, nobody will doubt it.”

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Meanwhile, Legit.ng had reported that Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 elections, has debunked the reports claiming he said he was looking forward to contesting again in 2027.

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The former governor of Anambra state dissociated himself from the reports in a statement he released via his verified Twitter handle on Saturday, July 15.

"There will be no rerun": Peter Obi's supporter predicts winner of presidential election tribunal

Legit.ng previously reported that a supporter of Peter Obi, @sirvic101, declared that his preferred candidate will be declared the winner of the disputed poll.

According to @sirvic101, Obi will win in court and be declared Nigeria's president. “There will be no rerun!!! Peter Obi will be declared the winner by the court. Know this and know peace. Peter Obi is coming!” he said.

Peter Obi reveals what Nigerians should do about President Tinubu’s N8,000 palliative

The Labour Party (LP) Presidential candidate, Peter Obi said the N8,000 President Bola Tinubu’s administration plans to give as palliative to 12 million households is not enough to cushion the effect of the fuel subsidy removal.

Obi said almost every family in the country is feeling the pains of the fuel subsidy removal and almost every parent needs the N8000 because of Nigeria's poverty level.

Source: Legit.ng

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Adekunle Dada (Politics and Current Affairs Editor) Adekunle Dada is a trained journalist with over 7 years of working experience. He is also a Politics/Current Affairs Editor at Legit.ng. He holds a B.Sc. in Mass Communication From Lagos State University, Ojo. Adekunle previously worked at PM News, The Sun, and Within Nigeria where he expressed his journalistic skills with well-researched articles and features. In 2024, Adekunle obtained a certificate in advanced digital reporting from the Google News Initiative. He can be reached via adekunle.dada@corp.legit.ng.