Former Governor of Anambra state and also the presidential candidate of the Labour Party Mr Peter Obi, has on Tuesday the 4th October rolled out his governance agenda to Nigerians in Diaspora.
Speaking on the theme, ‘Nigeria Diaspora and Capacity Building’, in Michigan, United States, on Monday, Obi stated that if elected president, his administration would drastically reduce the cost of governance.
According to Obi, the reduction in cost of governance will help you reduce the nation’s debt and tackle corruption.
“We shall pursue a drastic reduction in cost of governance and corruption; Improve ease of doing business to attract FDI to jumpstart industrialization and when borrowing is unavoidable, it will be strictly for regenerative purposes and production,” He stated.
Speaking on power, Obi said, “Even though I am aware that power has been moved from exclusive list to the concurrent list, we will go beyond it; we will aggressively support the private sector to invest in the power chain through a multifaceted approach particularly the transmission infrastructure.
“As we all know, two components of the power sector (generation and distribution) have been privatized and liberalised leaving the most critical component (transmission) in the hands of government which is causing inefficiency and darkness.
“We will, therefore, vigorously pursue the liberalization of the transmission infrastructure in addition to a robust power mix- embedded power and renewable energy.”
He also disclosed, “The journey to rescue Nigeria could not have gained momentum without the proactive role of our youth. I salute them.
All this and more he said while addressing the youths,as he urged them to relent.
Obi added,“The race is far from over; the campaigning has only just started. Yet I am confident that given their resilience, they will stay the course.”
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