presidential aspirants<\/a><\/strong> was not what Nigeria needed at this point in its history.<\/p>\nHe also said Nigerians should not allow the All Progressive Congress government to continue, stating the government has drawn the country backward.<\/p>\n
Obi stated this while speaking at a meeting with chieftains of the PDP in Ondo State, at the party secretariat in Akure, the state capital, on Sunday, ahead the forthcoming primaries of the party.<\/p>\n
He said, \u201cThe children can no longer eat, we are at high level of misery, we cannot allow them to continue.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf nothing is done to Nigeria\u2019s problem, it will consume all of us. It will consume our children too.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe must not talk about the consensus now, we must talk about who will work. Nigerians want consensus that will solve the Nigerian problem.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe want someone that will take Nigeria from consumption to production level. We must elect somebody that can do the work. We are not talking about who will become the next president of Nigeria but who will start working for this country called Nigeria.\u201d<\/p>\n
In his remarks, a leader of the PDP in Ondo and former governor of the state , Olusegun Mimiko, said the PDP was lucky to have competent and credible persons as aspirants to contest for the post of president.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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