The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, has said he will make the arable lands in the North became the new oil, if he is elected as the next president of Nigeria in 2023.
Obi also insisteds he and his running mate, Datti Baba-Ahmed, have a grasp of the problems confronting the country.
Speaking on Monday at an event organised by the Arewa joint committee in Kaduna, Obi said the “domestic policy challenges” have compounded the problems the country is facing.
The presidential candidate said if elected into office, his administration would also provide lasting solutions to the economic and security challenges in the north.
“We are cognizant of the domestic policy challenges that have accumulated over time; and that the lack of adequate public policy responses has made them worse, with a devastating impact on national unity, social cohesion, public trust in government, and economic performance,” he said.
“We have a grasp of prevailing challenges. Nigeria’s needs and unmet needs are very huge. Yet hunger, insecurity, poverty and deprivation know no tribe, religion or gender.
While adding that he would channel sustainable developmental efforts to the north if he is elected, Obi said the region has the potential to drive economic prosperity for Nigeria.
“We shall pay as much attention to the development of the north as to the development of all parts of the country; but with much greater emphasis on the development of the agricultural resources,” he said.
“The north remains where the biggest and sustainable wealth of this great nation lies.”
Obi also expressed concern that the north “has the highest number of out-of-school children in the world”.
“This situation is painful and needs to be fixed,” he added.
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