{"id":18671,"date":"2024-02-06T11:29:48","date_gmt":"2024-02-06T11:29:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/?p=18671"},"modified":"2024-02-06T11:29:48","modified_gmt":"2024-02-06T11:29:48","slug":"nigeriall-not-survive-if-government-officials-are-richer-than-businessmen-manufacturers-obi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/2024\/02\/06\/nigeriall-not-survive-if-government-officials-are-richer-than-businessmen-manufacturers-obi\/","title":{"rendered":"Nigeria&#8217;ll Not Survive If Government Officials Are Richer Than Businessmen, Manufacturers \u2013 Obi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"margin-top: 0in; background: white;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: #252525;\">The 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, has emphasized the need for the ruling class to tackle corruption and criminality as a means of moving the country forward.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0in; background: white; margin-bottom: 1rem;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: #252525;\">The LP flag bearer<span id=\"IL_AD2\" style=\"background-size: initial !important; cursor: pointer !important; background-attachment: scroll; float: none;\"><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: #252525;\">\u00a0insisted that corruption and criminality kill professionalism and hard work, while urging the government to do everything in its power to fight the situation and ultimately drive the country forward.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0in; background: white;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: #252525;\">Obi stated this at the 21st CVL Annual Lecture and International Leadership Symposium on Skills-Driven Entrepreneurship, to mark the 68th birthday of Prof. Pat Utomi on Monday in Lagos.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0in; background: white; margin-bottom: 1rem;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: #252525;\">\u201cAny country where the government officials<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: #252525;\">\u00a0are richer than businessmen and manufacturers will not survive.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0in; background: white; margin-bottom: 1rem;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: #252525;\">\u201cWe must dismantle corruption and rewards<span id=\"IL_AD5\" style=\"background-size: initial !important; cursor: pointer !important; background-attachment: scroll; float: none;\"><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: #252525;\">\u00a0people for their talents<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: #252525;\">, skills and energy,\u201d he said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0in; background: white; margin-bottom: 1rem;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: #252525;\">According to him, the country must be structured<span id=\"IL_AD6\" style=\"background-size: initial !important; cursor: pointer !important; background-attachment: scroll; float: none;\"><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: #252525;\">\u00a0in a way that people\u2019s\u00a0talents\u00a0and hard work give them the opportunity to thrive and contribute to the economy.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, has emphasized the need for the ruling class to tackle corruption and criminality as a means of moving the country forward. 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