Top 35 Best Quotes Of Peter Obi, The True Leader Nigerian People Wanted

Peter Gregory Obi, the former governor of Anambra State, is no doubt the true leader that many Nigerians have longed for. His remarkable journey in Nigerian politics is a testament to his resilience and commitment to serving his country.

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Peter Obi’s political career gained prominence when he successfully reclaimed his stolen political mandate through judicial means. He went on to lead Anambra State, during which he achieved significant progress in various sectors, including education, agriculture, security, economy, and infrastructure development. His track record of leadership, honesty, and dedication to political and economic ideologies inspired him to run for the 2023 presidential election.

Joining the Labour Party, Obi brought a positive transformation to the party’s image and popularity. His charisma, knowledge, moral principles, and political vision revitalized the party, turning it into a formidable force.

Although today, that mandate has remained denied to the people of Nigerians through complex political arithmetic, his name will never be forgotten in Nigerian politics and the drive for a new Nigeria. Here are 35 of his best quotes. Enjoy and share with other people who might like them.

1. Nigeria is not a producing country. The cumulative effect of what we are suffering today is bad leadership.
2. No nation can survive without saving for tomorrow.
3. The reason why we are talking about massive borrowing today is because we didn’t save yesterday.
4. Those who steal, if they come to church, they will give them front seats, so, why would they not steal? They are the ones who are given chieftaincy titles, they are the ones who get titles in the world. So, we need to change all that.
5. Nigerians remain hopeful for a national rebirth, which implies returning Nigeria to Nigerians; farmers, teachers and students, lecturers, artisans, workers, pensioners and over a hundred million poor Nigerians who are not sure where their next meal will come from.
6. We have to move from sharing formula to production formula. All our young people in their productive age are not doing anything, so we are going to have a crisis.
7. I hardly use war metaphors for political analysis due to my belief that politics is not adversarial and not war.
8. The issue of tackling corruption and reducing the cost of governance is simple as it will start with me and my family members.
9. There is no need creating an office of the first lady to pacify women, when I can make them handle critical positions in Nigeria.
10.  If a man has not created wealth, he cannot manage wealth
11. I don’t have any single property in this country outside Onitsha. If you see any property outside Onitsha and they say it belongs to Mr. Peter Obi, burn it!
12. When you are borrowing for consumption, it gets to a stage when you cannot control it.
13. I beg you to participate more in politics, the society we help them abuse today will take its revenge tomorrow.
14. If I sleep in a hotel and have to pay N250,000 a night, I will be awake all night feeling like I was robbed.
15. I have never travelled abroad for medical checkup, even as a Governor. I won’t start now.
16. We shall use percentages to share the Nigerian budget to the critical sectors like hunger, health, education, security, etc., before talking of the office of the president.
17. Unemployment is worsening. Our unemployment ratio moved from 14.8% in 2017 to 18.8% this year. This means that more people have lost their jobs. We can’t survive like this.
18. The 35 million Nigerians who don’t know where their next meal will come from will be the structure.
19. To you young people, take back your country. It is your future they are toying with.
20. We cannot aim for skyscrapers when we cannot maintain simple toilets.
21. I am not desperate to be President, I am desperate to see Nigeria work
22. I am a Nigerian running to serve every Nigerian. I urge a show of respect for every candidate, tribe, religion, and person.
23. Whenever I hear of no structure, my answer to it is simple; the 100 million Nigerians that live in poverty will be the structure.
24. Every Nigerian child must be prepared for leadership, and every Nigerian leader must work for all Nigerian children.
25. The common goal is to make Nigeria better. Elections are a democratic contest and need not be adversarial.
26. Security measures must be proactive and holistic, more so in areas close to ungoverned rural and urban communities.
27. But for bad governance, Nigeria has no business with poverty and unemployment.
28. Every part of Nigeria has the potential to grow and compete, but we are not doing that.
29. As a nation, we cannot be insensitive to the ongoing bloodletting and targeting of the most vulnerable and helpless in our society.
30. No country grows economically with a 35 per cent unemployment rate, which, when combined with under-employment, will be 55 per cent. That’s a figure of 60 per cent of unemployed Nigerians being youths—the greatest asset of any nation.
31. We must begin to look at the history of people who vie for any political positions in our country. Where was the person 25 years ago? What was he/she doing? How has he/she managed wealth and other leadership positions?
32. It is time we shunned ethnic and religious sentiments and vote a Nigerian leader who will unite every section of the country and ensure the integrated development of the nation.
33. Nigerian women are assets that need to be put to good use. Let’s take a cue from Bangladesh, where the current and longest-serving Prime Minister is a woman. Their opposition leader is also a woman.
34. I have always sued for the support of small businesses. They are the engine of economic growth. With well-articulated fiscal and monetary policies, our small business sector will boom and catalyze the economy for more growth and development.
35. A father must leave a better place for the children. That’s why he sacrifices to make life better for them. That is what leadership should be.

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