The Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in last year’s elections, Peter Obi has proffered solution to the increasing crime rate in Nigeria.
Obi made the suggestions on Tuesday in Abuja at the 16th annual LEADERSHIP Conference and Awards 2023, where he received the award for Politician of the Year.
The former Anambra State Governor said given Nigeria’s land mass, the country has no business with poverty and increasing crime rate.
“We have no reasons to be poor. Poverty should never be part of our lives, especially in the North. With over 7,442,00 square meters, Nigeria can feed Africa. Ukraine has no reason to give us grain. Niger State can feed Nigeria Africa with over 73,000 square meters of land.
“The two biggest states in the North East, Borno with over 70,000 square meters of land and Taraba, are four times the size of Belgium that is exporting food. There is so much we can do in the country if we have the right leadership. The more you remove people out of poverty, the more you have fewer criminals,” he said.
