Anniversary: Peter Obi Accuses Leaders Of Betraying Nigerian’s Great Vision
The Labour Party’s presidential candidate in the 2023 general elections has pointed accusing fingers at successive Nigerian leaders who have betrayed the vision of the nation’s founding fathers.
The former Anambra State governor made this revelation during his broadcast to Nigerians on Wednesday to mark the country’s 65th Independence Anniversary.
Obi who reminisced Nigeria as an emerging African economic and political power at independence in 1960, has fallen short of its promise due to misgovernance by her leaders.
The politician recalled that Nigeria’s founding fathers fought for independence with confidence and determination to build a prosperous country capable of standing shoulder to shoulder with the world’s most advanced nations.
Obi went further to allude to Time Magazine’s prediction that Nigeria would rise to become a true African superpower. Thereby, blaming
the country’s decades of socio-economic decline on leadership failure.
He lamented,
“Sadly, this vision has been betrayed by leadership that enriches a few while impoverishing the majority of citizens.
“By the end of 2007, our total debt was about N2.5 trillion, only 10 percent of GDP, after President Obasanjo’s administration secured debt forgiveness of over $30 billion.
“By 2014, Nigeria had become Africa’s largest economy and was primed to achieve middle-income status,”.
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