Mr. Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party in this year’s elections, has promised to make the North the jewel of the country.
In a rally of a mammoth crowd as well as town hall meetings of women and youths in Gombe State, Obi and his running mate, Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmad, noted that with a proper tapping of the vast arable land in the North, the untapped resources would make Nigeria a production country and not consumption one.
The LP presidential candidate stated that by turning the vast land in the country into its gold and oil, the country’s rebirth would be achievable.
According to Obi, the vast arable land of the North is a new vista that must be opened to serve Nigeria and Africa.
He believed that the country’s foreign exchange earnings could be increased when goods are exported to earn revenue to pull the people out of poverty with the agricultural potential in the North.
He assured that he and his running mate have the vigour, and the ability to…
