The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Mr. Peter Obi, has said that if elected as the president in 2023, the overall task of his government would be to streamline governance and ensure that it is responsive, transformative, and effective.
Obi stated this Saturday while speaking at this year’s ‘Success Conference’, held in Abakaliki, the Ebonyi State capital.
According to the LP standard bearer, Nigeria is currently one of the most miserable countries in the world in terms of poverty rate, the number of out-of-school children, infant and under-5 mortality rate, life expectancy, and a host of others.
While expressing hope that Nigeria’s problems are not unsolvable, he appealed to Nigerians, especially the youths, to see the 2023 election as an opportunity to take back their country and more importantly, shun every form of primordial sentiments.
He said: “This conference is both timely and highly topical as it brings together our vibrant youths to reminisce on their roles, as key agents of change, in advancing national development.
The 2023 election should be based on competence, capacity and commitment to doing the right thing and not on ethnicity/tribe and religion since the high cost of living, insecurity and other problems that are facing us have no discrimination against ethnicity/tribe and religion.
“It is imperative that, as this conference draws closer to the most critical period ahead of the 2023 elections, all young people of voting age obtain their PVCs and make sure they cast their ballots for qualified, competent, and trustworthy candidates at the local/state and national levels.
“Governments at all levels have a responsibility to provide an environment that allows people to achieve their life goals, including those related to infrastructure, health, education, and security of life and property. Good leaders bring about the good life; terrible leaders bring about destruction.
“Without a doubt, the new administration taking office in 2023 will face a plethora of domestic and external challenges provoked by cumulative leadership failures over the years. These challenges have threatened our national unity, social cohesion, and citizens’ trust in the government and impeded our economic outcomes.”