Former vice-presidential candidate Peter Obi has called on Nigerians to take charge of the future and lift the country from collapse.
Speaking at Nkpor, Anambra State recently, Mr Obi told the National Directors of Religious Education that Nigeria would have improved as a nation, but for bad governance.
The former governor drew an analogy from the biblical passage of Mark 4:38, where the disciples of Jesus were battling with the storm, as Jesus slept peacefully in the boat. He said that the storms raging against Nigeria would subside if Nigerians can rise and wholly commit to the development of the nation.
“It will take visionary and competent leaders, at all levels of government, to save the nation from further collapse. We need prayers, but we all need to work hard towards developing the nation,” Obi said.
He continued: “It is on record that Anambra State, under my administration, was the only state that did not borrow a dime, for 8 years, yet we left behind savings of N75 billion.
“Educationally, we took Anambra State from 26th position, in WAEC and NECO, to the first position. In the health sector, we established many schools of health and nursing sciences and upgraded many hospitals. All these were achieved by our human commitment and sacrifices.”
Obi encouraged Nigerians not to give up on the country, but pay more attention to the leadership recruitment process so that only competent leaders will be elected into power.
