By Joe Chukindi Former governor of Anambra State and presidential candidate of Labour Party in the 2023 general election, Peter Obi ...
By Joe Chukindi
Former governor of Anambra State and presidential candidate
of Labour Party in the 2023 general election, Peter Obi has said nurses and
other professionals travelling overseas for greener pastures should not be stopped.
Obi stated this at St Charles Borromeo College of Nursing
and Midwifery in Onitsha on Monday.
Obi, who donated money to the institution, noted that
education and health are the currencies with which people will transact in the
future.
The former Anambra governor, who said Nigeria has over 200
million people, noted that there is no need to restrict people from travelling
out of the country for greener pastures.
Rather, he said Nigeria’s leaders should concentrate on
training more people as foreign remittances can be a form of revenue for the
country
“What we are doing is not charity, we are rather investing
in you. We need to invest in knowledge and health because it is the future.
“Investing in you will ensure your greatness. Your profession
is lucrative, you’re being looked for all over the world.
“I told Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria that they
should stop denying anybody from leaving Nigeria for greener pastures.
“We have 200 million people, let us educate them. Let those
who want go out to go and let those who want to stay should stay. Diaspora
remittance is also a form of revenue generation.
“If you see me going round trying to donate, it is not
anything but because we want to make life better for you all. I came here so I
can donate to you. My children will not attend that university, and I can sit
down and use the money to add more chieftaincy to my name, but that is not be
how to develop the future.
“I will be in college of nursing Anyingba tomorrow, they
need my assistance to get accreditation and I will be there to support them, so
that they can get it,” Obi said.
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