Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the 2019 general elections, Mr. Peter Obi has charged President Muhammadu Buhari and the 29 state governors sworn-in on Wednesday to increase tempo of development in Nigeria.
Obi gave the charge in a press release signed by his Media Officer, Mr. Val Obienyem in commemoration of 20 years of uninterrupted democracy in Nigeria.
He urged the newly sworn-in chief executives to hit the ground running immediately to accelerate development in all sectors of the nation’s economy.
According to him, the newly sworn in leaders should not allow the “ecstasies of their elevation” to becloud their sense of purpose.
Obi described their swearing in as `historic’, adding that it coincided with 20 years of the nation’s uninterrupted democracy.
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He reminded them that they were saddled with the task of repairing the chequered democracy, which according to him was now going through a tough time.
He appealed to the president and governors to reflect about the country, the life of service and the condition of the nation.
Obi said that upon reflection, he was sure they would realise that they had a lot of work to do in different aspects.
“You are embarking on a serious journey. Our country is today negative in all indices of development. Our power sector, security, health sector are crying for regeneration.
“Today, the unemployment rate in the country is alarming.It is regrettable that our electoral processes are still a far cry to what it ought to be, adding that an urgent attention is needed to pull the country from the brinks,” he said.
He pledged his support to the leaders in any way possible and urged them to remain close to the people by always identifying with their sufferings and needs.
