Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of Labour Party (LP), says his experience as a trader will provide the necessary solutions to Nigeria’s challenges.
The LP candidate said this on Wednesday during an interaction with a segment of youths, according to a statement by Obi-Datti media office.
Obi noted that he became a banker by “accident”, following his time as a student of University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN).
He said, Nigeria is at a stage where it requires a leader to negotiate the country out of its problems, adding that being a trader equips you to face any challenge including that of governance.
“Everything about governance is trading. The negotiation and all the bilateral talks with and between countries, agencies, contractors, or workers are trading, and governance requires a good trader who can negotiate well,” Obi said.
“Where we are in this country now requires a leader to negotiate us out of our problems. When I say I will negotiate with agitators, it’s from my background that you must accommodate everybody into your shop whether he is buying or not and decipher who is a customer and a passerby.
“Even in my passport, it’s shown that I am a trader, but some said I should be a banker because I was the chairman of a bank. But I became a banker by accident.
“My love is in trading because in it, you are equipped to face any challenges including governance.”
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