As Nigeria clocks 64 years as a nation, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 general election, Peter Obi, says Africa’s largest nation needs urgent rescue from “further decay.”
Obi stated this on Tuesday in a statement on his X handle where he highlighted the nation’s challenges across economic, social and security sectors.
“When we compare ourselves to countries that gained independence around the same time—before or after us—Nigeria stands out as a nation in decline, urgently in need of rescue from further decay,” he said.
“On this day, therefore, we must make a solemn commitment to build a nation that is truly independent from the state capture that has dragged it into failure and kept its people in suffering.”