The Labour Party, LP, presidential candidate, Peter Obi, still in London in the United Kingdom in continuation of his consultations with Nigeria Diasporic Nigerians, met and got tacit endorsement from some of Nigeria’s best economists.
They are the immediate past Emir of Kano and former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, His Highness Khalifa Mohammad Sanus Lamido Sanusi, former Director General of the Securities and Exchange Commission, who is Treasurer and Vice President of the World Bank, Aruma Otteh and another versatile banker and economist, former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria and 2019 presidential candidate, Kingsley Moghalu .
The trio met with the LP presidential candidate and had fruitful discussions pertaining to moving Nigeria forward.
Obi, who was excited at the meeting tweeted that the discussions with these great patriots were insightful and engaging.
“We spent time exchanging views on matters pertaining to national interest, nation building and broad concept of diversity, education, social inclusion, the economy, consumption and production patterns.”
Moghalu, in his tweet, described as good thinking Obi’s indication of his plan, if elected President, to restore the presently mortgaged independence of the central bank and support the abolition of multiple exchange rates and said investors would also like it.
Obi had, during a question and answer session at Oxford University after his remarks, described fuel subsidy regime in Nigeria as a criminal enterprise.
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