My mission is to rescue Nigeria from shackles of backwardness, says Obi

Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 general election, has said that his mission to become the president of Nigeria was to rescue the country from the shackles of backwardness and set it on the path of progress.

Obi made the declaration Friday, during a town-hall meeting with businessmen and other stakeholders in Aba, the commercial hub of Abia State.