“Nigeria Cannot Be Fixed Overnight” – Peter Obi Says On CNN

ā€˜Presidency Isnā€™t Turn By Turnā€™ ā€” Peter Obi Hits Tinubu
Peter Obi

Peter Obi, the presidential candidate for theĀ  Labour Party (LP), has stated that Nigeriaā€™s problems cannot be fixed overnight.

He did, however, believe that the problems the nation is currently facing can be resolved,Ā  highlighting the need of having a competent and dedicated leader.

Obi disclosed this in an interview on the Cable News Network (CNN)

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In the course of the interview, the anchor of Zain Exchange, Zain Asher, who described him as the most popular candidate among the young people asked, ā€Nigerians are used to being disappointed by their leaders, can all the problems of Nigeria which are corruption, oil theft, insecurity, physical.. be solved by one person?

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Reacting to the question, Obi said, ā€œIf we have a leader that is competent, have the capacity, and commitment to deal with it, no one will solve it overnight. But there will be a clear, visible, measurable attempts to dealing with it. And they are things that are solveable. There are things they can be dealt decisively.ā€

WhenĀ askedĀ aboutĀ hisĀ strategyĀ forĀ rescuing Nigeria from its current economic difficulties, Obi statedĀ thatĀ securityĀ neededĀ toĀ be establishedĀ inĀ theĀ nationĀ first.
ā€œFarmers wouldĀ beĀ freeĀ toĀ returnĀ toĀ theirĀ farmsĀ afterĀ securityĀ hasĀ beenĀ establishedĀ inĀ theĀ  nation,ā€ heĀ said.