Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s (LP) presidential candidate in the 2023 election, has stated that Nigeria cannot succeed until workers’ welfare is prioritized.
Obi stated on Monday at the commemoration of this year’s May Day celebrations at Abuja’s Eagle Square that this is why he is pressing on shifting the country from consumption to production.
“Today’s topic is socioeconomic justice.” When we talk about that, we’re talking about fairness for all,” Obi said to the workers assembled for the global yearly event that honors workers’ accomplishments.
“All we want is to build a country where Nigerians will be proud to say that they are Nigerians, a country where people will not be struggling to go out, a country where all of us workers will say they are working and happy.
“We can’t get the economy right, we can’t get anything right until the workers are working and they are being looked after — their welfare and everything — and they are productive. That is why we say we will move it from consumption to production.”
Obi then the workers to “continue what you are doing, continue to be law-abiding” for a peaceful country, adding that Nigerians have no other country which he said citizens must build for their children.
