Mkpoikana Udoma
Port Harcourt — Labour Party Presidential Candidate, Mr Peter Obi; says he would increase Nigeria’s power generation, transmission and distribution capacity by 200 percent through public-private partnership, when elected in 2023.
Obi also said Africa will remain the centrepiece of Nigeria’s foreign policy, saying that he will improve Nigeria’s diplomatic sphere of influence through peacekeeping, trade, and investment initiatives.
Speaking while addressing Nigerians in Canada during an interactive townhall session in Toronto, the presidential candidate said his vision and mission is to give full expression to the country’s democracy by moving the country from consumption to production.
“In transforming the economy, we intend to make it more productive, thus creating employment and prosperity for millions of youths, reducing poverty in the land, and addressing issues of criminality and insecurity.
“We will aggressively pursue human capital development in the education and health sectors with available resources, while striving to adopt best global practices.
“We will have zero tolerance for corruption and will cut the cost of governance. Total commitment to transparency and accountability in government business is the only credible way to achieve limited to zero corruption.
“We will pursue intangible assets of good governance, rule of law, security of lives and properties, through an aggressive increase in personnel and equipment, and inclusive training of operatives in our security agencies.
“We will emphasize patriotism, national interest and national morale, quality of governance, political will, and character as complementary to others. We will ensure that we have these assets in place and stress asset optimization.
‘We intend to lay special emphasis on critical infrastructures, especially power, to ensure a clear measurable increase of today’s generation, transmission and distribution by 200percent within the shortest possible time, through public-private partnership.
“We will aggressively pursue increased contribution of ICT to overall economic growth and national development.”
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