THE Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has described the many challenges facing Nigeria as surmountable with right and purposive leadership. He was speaking today at the public presentation of the compendium on him entitled: “Many Voices, One Perspective” at Finotel Hotel, Awka.
Obi who reiterated his belief that what Nigeria needs now is “conscious, planned and aggressive transition from consumption to production” said he was touched when, a few days ago, he watched the news with pictures of how United Arab Emirates plans to harvest their first set of wheat grown in a purely desert setting through the aid of modern technology.
Obi who described as “ disheartening”, the recent report from the United Nations World Food Programme(WEP), to the effect that Nigeria, especially Borno, Yobe and Adamawa would be seriously affected by hunger this year said that such news were discomforting to him against the possibilities of Nigeria which our leaders have failed to utilize.
