Today, I honoured an impromptu invitation to interact with fellow Nigerians in Manchester, United Kingdom. I had the pleasure of sharing fraternal moments with some of our compatriots in the diaspora. I spent time listening to their concerns about our nation and was encouraged by their passion and desire to build a New Nigeria for all.
The task of building a New Nigeria remains our collective
responsibility, and there is no better time to roll up our sleeves and get to
work than now. Our nation is standing on the brink of a precipice, and we must
not shrink from the arduous task ahead of us.
Massive corruption and accumulated leadership failures remain
the bane of our national progress and development. I explained to them that
Nigeria remains one of the most blessed countries in the world and would have
taken its place among the most developed countries if not for corruption and
the leadership failure bedevilling it.
No nation, as I have always maintained, can rise above the character, competence, capacity and commitment of those entrusted with its leadership.
That is why we must approach the coming general elections as a race
for national survival rather than another routine exercise. It is our
collective battle. The nation is ours to save for the birth of a New Nigeria that
is POssible and OK.
*Peter Obi is the presidential
candidate of National Democratic Congress (NDC)
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