The presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, has unveiled an agriculture-led plan to tackle poverty and attract voters in Northern Nigeria ahead of the 2027 election.
Obi said his administration would invest in agriculture, education, healthcare and skills development while reviving industries in the region if elected president.
He stated this in an interview with Arise News on Thursday while responding to questions on why voters in the North should support his opposition to former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar’s proposal to restore fuel subsidy.
Obi rejected the proposal, saying the solution to poverty in the North was not a return to fuel subsidy but investment in the region’s economic potential.
“If there’s one president the north will celebrate, it’s me,” Obi said.
