Mr Peter Obi, the Vice-Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on Monday while addressing traders at the Alaba International market in Lagos said the party would address the challenges facing the economy, if elected.
Mr Obi was accompanied on the campaign visit to the market by Mr Jimi Agbaje, the party’s governorship candidate in Lagos State. Obi spoke tothe traders in his native tongue, Igbo, saying the PDP was the answer to the various problems facing Nigeria’s economy as the party had mapped out a blueprint for a turnaround.
He continued further, saying that the party’s presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, understands the economy better than any other candidate having successfully managed the economy as Vice-President under the Obasanjo led administration. Obi added that Atiku had managed several private companies successfully and that he would bring his acumen and experience to bear on the economy.
Obi said with his experience gathered as former governor of Anambra State and in business, he and Atiku would put the economy in the path of recovery. Obi said a vote for PDP would mean that the issues of high poverty rate, unemployment and other signs of poor economy were tacked holistically. The PDP candidate added that Agbaje was passionate about what he called a free and progressive Lagos and urged residents to vote for PDP