Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi has disclosed that he will increase power generation, transmission and distribution by 200% if elected as president in the 2023 election.
Newsonline reports that the former governor of Anambra State, stated this while addressing Nigerians in Diaspora in Toronto, Canada at weekend.
The popular choice of Nigerian youths said his administration would invest in human capital development to ensure that unemployment and insecurity are eradicated in the country.
Peter Obi lamented that patriotism died in the country as a result of bad leadership. This he said his administration would correct through good governance.
Part f the statement read, “We intend to lay special emphasis on critical infrastructures, especially Power, to ensure a clear measurable increase of today’s generation, transmission & distribution by 200% within the shortest possible time, through public-private partnership.
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“We will emphasize patriotism, national interest and national morale, quality of governance, political will and character as complementary to others. We will ensure that we have these assets in place and stress asset optimization.
“We will have zero tolerance for corruption, and will cut the cost of governance. Total commitment to transparency and accountability in government business is the only credible way to achieve limited to zero corruption.
“We will aggressively pursue human capital development in the education and health sectors with available resources, while striving to adopt best global practices.
“In transforming the economy, we intend to make it more productive, thus creating employment and prosperity for millions of youths, reducing poverty in the land, addressing issues of criminality and insecurity.”
