The presidential candidate of Labour Party in the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi has said Nigeria needs political office holders who have identity and authentic credentials.
Obi dropped the bomb while speaking at the Chinua Achebe Symposium held at Princeton University, United States of America on Friday.
The Labour Party presidential candidate said that Nigerians must start working towards a country driven by competence and commitment to fighting corruption.
He submitted that leaders in Africa’s biggest economy must be committed to the rule of law.
According to him, “We must have leadership that is committed to the rule of law, that has an identity and credentials that can be verified. We can start thinking of a new Nigeria with competence, and capacity that is committed to fighting corruption. Is it possible to fight corruption? The answer is yes
“The trouble with Nigeria is self-inflicted. If Achebe was alive, he would have taken back the book. When he wrote it, there was no trouble. Now, there is real trouble in Nigeria. Rascality has become a measure of success in Nigeria. That must change,” Peter Obi said.
Peter Obi lost at the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal in favour of President Bola Tinubu, whose academic records at the Chicago State University are being challenged by the Peoples Democratic Party presidential candidate and former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar .
