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Chatham House: Peter Obi Pledges To Dismantle Structure Holding Nigeria Captive

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while reacting to the press conference earlier granted by Obi.
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The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi has pledged to dismantle the “structure” holding Nigeria captive and hindering her advancement and progressive development.

The Labour Party flag bearer alleged that the “structure” currently in Nigeria is that of criminality and it has plagued the people into poverty.

Naija News reports that Obi made this pronouncement on Monday at the leading policy institute and think-tank forum, Chatham House in the United Kingdom.

Obi, who is a former governor of Anambra State, while discussing the topic, ‘Nigeria’s 2023 elections: A vision for policy change and institutional reforms’ claimed that oftentimes it has been heard that the Labour Party doesn’t have structure.

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He advanced that “You have heard them say we don’t have structure; that is the structure we are trying to destroy – structure of criminality that Nigeria is being held captive; that structure is the structure that has impoverished Nigeria. We’ll dismantle it. It will not be there. I assure of you.”

According to him, Nigeria is faced with “alarming” insecurity that has led to the loss of many lives and property, a significant decline in food and economic output, immense mental trauma, and in some cases contributed to disaffection with the “Nigerian project.”

“The economy is in crisis with a troubling debt profile worsened by oil theft of proportions once hard to imagine.

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“Two economic recessions in six years and lamentable power sector have significantly constrained manufacturing and social life.

“The Nigerian state is captive to an elite gang-up and a rental political economy that concentrate power in the hands of those who came to power and influence mainly through their own contrivances and influence, rather than the affirmation of the people and therefore do not have the incentive to serve the people.

“Even after exploiting the ethnic and religious cleavages, sentiments to ascend to political power, the very people on whose sentiments they grab power often become the primary victims of such political fraud that has rendered Nigeria a failing state with worsening leadership crisis.”

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