Labour Party: Some Nigerians doubt Peter Obi's ability to rule after release of his manifesto

The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi has announced the formal release of the party's manifesto.

"We have not formally released our Manifesto. I will do so personally. It seems an earlier draft copy under review has made its way into the public space. Until I release the approved and final draft, please disregard what is being circulated. -PO," he wrote on his Twitter page.

Themed 'Our Pact with Nigerians: Creating a New Nigeria', was released by the Obi-Datti Campaign office.

In the 48-paged manifesto, Obi and his team listed what it tagged "Purposeful and participatory leadership nation rebirth based in our seven priorities.

Several portals listed Obi's key targets if he is elected as President.

1. Securing Nigeria, ending banditry and insurgency and uniting our dear nation to manage our diversity such that no one is left behind.

2. Production-centered growth for food security and export - Moving Nigeria from production to consumption.

3. Restructuring the polity through effective legal and institutional reforms, to fight corruption and enthrone rule of law and all-inclusive and effective government.

4. Leapfrogging Nigeria from an oil-independent economy to the Fourth Industrial Revolution ($IR) with massive investment in new technologies.

5. Expanding physical infrastructure - with a focus on critical sectors like power, multi-modal transportation gas pipeline, etc- through efficient public-private partnership (PPP) reforms (unleashing growth-enabling entrepreneurship and market-creating innovations).

6. Youth engagement and human capital development that improves the quality of life of workers and families and productivity-enhancing education that empowers labor competitiveness.

7. Robust foreign policy that restores Nigeria's strategic relevance.

The release of the document has generated some mixed reactions on social media.

Nigerians have been reacting

I’m in serious doubts about your readiness to rule.

Presidential Campaign committee — Just after the public uproar, you went to update it.

Manifesto — It didn’t meet the public expectations, you want to go effect changes.

Apologize to us and tell us you aren’t ready.

— Fashola MC POSCABA (@mc_poscaba) October 31, 2022

The complexities of Nigeria is far beyond your ideology, we understand your passion for the nation but the current challenges of the country can only be overcome with the leadership of Tinubu. Nigerians unanimously agreed to support and vote him in due to his capacity and record.

— Kamal Mohammed (@Jauro_Kamal) October 31, 2022

You don't have manifesto oga. We can't vote you. Tinubu is our next president

— Africa President ????️ (@duke_real1) October 31, 2022

Na wah o. So you have people near you who can't be trusted with your orders. Please watch your back sir! pic.twitter.com/w07cELQ3BB

— Elle???? (@sweetsixtien) October 31, 2022

After reading Peter Obi’s pre approved manifesto and learning his plans for a new Nigeria like moving Nigeria from a monthly wage structure to an hourly wage structure, I have decided to stop campaigning for Tinubu. I will now throw all my weight behind Peter Obi

— Jude #OBIdient (@jude_ukaigwe) October 31, 2022

This draft is even better than the Hopelessness APC is promising and the stolen document Mikano presented. If a draft can be this good, how will the real thing be. H.E. @PeterObi, God bless you for allowing yourself be used by God to rekindle hope in Nigeria ???????? pic.twitter.com/6CihX2KnKj

— TSCo. Digital (@thescandentco) October 31, 2022