"Moreover, 63% of Nigerians live in multidimensional poverty, which is about 150 million people, the highest number in the world, facing deprivations in health, education, and living standards, while it is only 3.9% in China; meanwhile, China’s population is about seven times larger than ours."
Quote Details
Added by wikiquote-import-bot
Unverified quote
0 likes
Original Language: English
Available Languages (1)
Sources
Peter Obi decries Nigeria’s 749 delegates to COP30
https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Peter_Obi
Revision History
No revisions have been submitted for this quote.
Categories
Peter Obi
Peter Gregory Obi (born 19 July 1961) is a Nigerian politician and businessman who was the Governor of Anambra State from 17 March 2006 until his impeachment on 3 November 2006; he was reinstated on 9 February 2007 and continued his tenure until 2010. He was re-elected in for a second term which ended on 7 March 2014. A member of Labour Party since 2022, he was the presidential candidate in the 2023 Nigerian presidential election.
7 quotes on TrueQuotesView all quotes by Peter Obi →
Related Quotes
"Facilitate stronger institutions a key anchor that will turn Nigeria from a country of oil consumption to a country t…"
"We would use merit to employ, dramatically reduce poverty and return Nigeria to a place of strategic relevance with h…"
"Insecurity is a result of ineffective security strategy, address this by projecting strong leadership, state security…"
"China’s GDP stands at $18.74 trillion, while Nigeria’s GDP is barely 1% of that size, a little over 200 billion dollars."
"If we accept the way elections are now, how do we tell the robbers and kidnappers that they are doing something wrong?"
"No country can progress if its politics is more profitable than its industries. In a country where those in governmen…"
"The fusion of my engineering expertise and administrative experience equips me to contribute meaningfully to our stat…"
"In line with the oath of office to which I have just subscribed, I make a solemn pledge to do all in my power, with G…"
"I will give all it takes to meet the expectations of my principal, the party, and above all, the good people of Edo S…"
"We create and improve every day, something all entrepreneurs have to master if they will make a difference. However, …"