David Williams
A social media activist, Reno Omokri has slammed Labour Party Presidential Candidate, Peter Obi for encouraging Nigerians Nurses to relocate abroad when the country is in dire need of medical practitioners.
Omokri, who posted this on his verified X handle, accused the former Anambra state governor of encouraging Nigerian Nurses to make money rather than saving lives.
His wrote, “How can a Presidential candidate encourage medical professionals to replicate abroad in a country with a massive deficit of doctors and nurses? By making that statement, Peter Obi basically slapped Nigerians in the face and told them that making money is more important than saving lives.
“These are doctors and nurses who enjoyed subsidised education in Nigeria, courtesy of the Nigerian government, and because you lost the election, you are encouraging them to go abroad. If they do, Peter Obi and his families can afford to go to Europe for healthcare, but what about the millions of Nigerians who can’t?
“It is sad that while foreigners like Aisha Sesay and Jeffrey Daniels are praising Nigeria’s health system, a Nigerian aspiring to be President is undermining it.
“If Nigerian medical professionals go abroad, who will care for Nigerians Peter wants to govern? Mr. Obi revealed that his PA had gone abroad, and he had complained about needing a new PA. What does he want ordinary Nigerians to do when their medical professionals go abroad? If he has difficulty finding a new PA, how does he think they will cope with finding new nurses?
“Nigeria needs a leader who thinks Nigeria first, and by that comment, Peter Obi is not that type of leader. He has shown that to him, money is first before people. He has shown that profit is more important to him than patriotism. He has further displayed that where Nigeria’s interests and his personal interests clash, he will choose personal and regional interests.
“And that is why I have said Peter Obi is a good trader but not a good leader. It would be best if he focused on buying and selling because he obviously has no future in leading people.
“Nigerians can now understand why the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists indicted him for fraudulently taking money from Nigeria and stashing it in foreign banks as part of the Pandora Papers scandal. Peter Obi loves money more than Nigeria”.