The Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has once again reaffirmed his undying love for Nigeria and his unalterable belief in its indivisibility.
Speaking in a virtual interactive session with more than 1,000 members of his foremost support group, the Peter Obi Support Network, Obi expressed confidence that Nigeria can and will come out of the woods of failed political leadership.
He appealed to everyone, especially those in the diaspora, to contribute to Nigeria’s development in whatever capacity they could.
This is in line with a statement made on Monday and signed by Onwuasoanya Jones, Director of Strategic Communication for the Peter Obi Support Network.
Obi related a story about having to move from the United Kingdom to Nigeria after spending more than ten years doing his lot to advance the country’s social and economic growth in order to emphasise how much he was willing to give up for Nigeria’s survival and prosperity.
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Responding to a question about his plans for Nigerians living in the diaspora by the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of POSN, Obi commended the efforts of diaspora Nigerians in developing the country and urged them not to relent because no matter how comfortable they get in another country, Nigeria will always be their home.
He said, ‘I love Nigeria irrevocably, and I believe no matter how far we travel or how successful we become outside Nigeria, we can never have another country to call our own but Nigeria. This is why I have continued to do whatever I can within my personal and group capabilities to support Nigeria’s march to greatness.’
He told the gathering that even though he has everything he needs to obtain resident permits and citizenship rights in any part of the world he wishes, he has deliberately avoided taking any resident permit from any other country of the world because he believes that Nigeria is the ‘only country I have.’
Obi said, ‘When I left the UK after residing there for over 10 years, I returned everything that belonged to them. I have a singular focus on Nigeria, and I do not think I need the citizenship or residence rights of any other country when I haven’t finished exploiting my nature-given rights and privileges as a Nigerian.
‘If I am out of Nigeria today and there is a war in Nigeria, I will find a way to return to Nigeria because I will rather die in my country, Nigeria, than live free in another man’s country.’