Peter Obi, the Labour Party, LP, presidential candidate, has described God as his first structure.
This was as Obi said human beings are his second structure.
He spoke at the first and second convocation ceremonies of the Dominican University in Ibadan, Oyo State on Saturday, December 10, 2022.
Obi lamented that the structure within the political circle was that of criminality and underdevelopment.
He insisted that the political structures in Nigeria were responsible for the country’s challenges.
According to Obi: “My number one structure is God, the number two is human being, and you people are my structure because you believe in me and in what I am saying.
“The structure we have today is that of criminality and underdevelopment. These structures have ruined the country.
“So, the question is, do you want to continue with the existing structure or do you want a new structure?
“If they say I give unverified statistics, let them come with theirs. They cannot say I give wrong statistics, yet fail to give the right statistics.”
In the past, the former Anambra State governor has been accused of lacking political structures.
Members of other political parties had said Obi can’t win the 2023 presidential election because he lacked the political structure.
2023: Peter Obi To Speak At Chatham House In January
Chatham House, a UK policy institute, has invited the Labour Party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi, to discuss his plans for Nigerians ahead of the next year’s presidential elections.
This was disclosed in a post via the Twitter handle of the institute.
The event is part of a series of events and outputs examining Nigeria’s 2023 elections.
Obi, Tinubu, and Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) are frontline candidates in the 2023 presidential race.
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It wrote: “Nigeria’s 2023 Elections: In Conversation with @PeterObi.
“The second of our events examining # Nigeria’s 2023 elections and political developments will take place on January 16 2023.”
Obi is expected to honour the event scheduled in London, the United Kingdom, on January 16, 2023.
Recall that the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, was featured at Chatham House in London on December 5.
Tinubu disclosed some of his plans for major sectors of economy, technology, security, and education.
Plan By Peter Obi To Raise Minimum Wage To N80,000-N100,000 Leaked
The Labour Party has said it would implement a minimum wage of N80,000 to N100,000 if the party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi, wins the 2023 election.
Recall that the Labour Party had, a few days ago, unveiled its manifesto after a long wait with its candidate Peter Obi touting the payment of hourly wages against the current monthly format in the country.
Speaking on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily on Thursday, December 8, 2022, the party’s Deputy National Chairman, Ayo Olorufemi, stated that LP is looking at implementing a new minimum wage of between N80,000 to N100,000 as against the current N30,000.
He said, “It depends on the nature of the job that would be given out. For instance, when you take a cursory look at the manual labour out there, a labourer does not take less than N2,500-N3,000 per day, which is still not okay as far as the reward system is concerned.
“If you divide N3,000 by six hours, you will be talking about N500 per hour.”
“So, when you benchmark that against what we have now, certainly, you would be talking of something within the range of N500-N1,000 per hour depending on the nature of work, and at the end of the day, someone can effectively say that he can make up to N4,000 in a day.
“And when you multiply N4,000 in a day by 20 or 25, we are talking about N80,000 or N100,000 in a month.”
