The statement said this is in response to numerous invitations from Nigerians in Diaspora who are seeking to make their own contributions to his mission of rebuilding the country.
By Saidu Idris
365Daily – The Presidential Candidate of Labour Party, Mr. Peter Obi, has began a mobilisation/consultation tour of Canada and America where he will meet with Nigerians in Diaspora.
According to a statement issued by the Obi-Datti Media Office on Friday, August 26, 2022, the tour will feature conferences, town hall meetings, media interviews and lectures.
The statement said this is in response to numerous invitations from Nigerians in Diaspora who are seeking to make their own contributions to his mission of rebuilding the country.
It added that Obi, who believes very strongly that Diasporas are critical to the future of moving Nigeria forward, said he intends to make such consultations abroad regularly in the course of the campaigns.
The media office further said Obi was honouring invitations of Nigerians and Africans in Diaspora who identify with his messages ahead of 2023; youths who have turned it into a political movement.
Obi, who was reportedly excited about the trip, was quoted as saying he is anxious because Diasporas who are living in a good system have a lot to impact for the challenges ahead.
“I need to tap their brains on the task ahead, they are all as anxious as all of us for a better Nigeria in our life time, I am excited to meet them all,” he was quoted as saying.
The statement added that the Presidential Candidate remarked that for effectiveness and urgent results, all Nigerians must be involved and be carried along “for this mission to be effective and result oriented.”
According to the media team, on Sunday August 28, Obi will be in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, for a Town Hall meeting to discuss “Postive Impact of Nigeria’s Diaspora on our Country’s Growth and Development.”
On Monday August 29, 2022, he is expected to be in Los Angeles, California, USA, for media interface with international journalist, Ademola Fayehun. On the same day he will deliver a lecture over a dinner on the “Role of Nigeria’s Diaspora in Civic Leadership in the Country.”
On Tuesday August 30, 2022, Obi will be in Texas, USA, for another Dinner lecture on “Active Engagement by Nigerians’s Diaspora for Civic Leadership.”
On Wednesday August 31, 2022, he will hold media interface with USA Africa Interview, in addition to a breakfast meeting with some select Leaders to discuss theme “Rebuilding Nigeria is a collective Responsibility.”
Similarly, he will hold a Town Hall meeting in North Carolina on the “Role of an Active Diaspora in Nigeria’s Economic Development.”
On Thursday, September 01, 2022, Obi will be in US capital, Washington DC, for an Economic Roundtable with the US Chamber of Commerce; the same day he is scheduled to hold a Town Hall meeting at Howard University School of Business, followed by a dinner reception later at Swahili Village.
On Friday, September 02, 2022, he will deliver a breakfast lecture to an audience at Mayflower Hotel in Washington DC, then proceed to Atlanta same day for a Town Hall Meeting on theme, “Rebuilding Nigeria’s Economy ”
By Saturday, September 03, Obi will hold breakfast and media chat with CNN’s Zane Asher, followed by a Town Hall meeting in New York, USA, on “Afro Economic and Government Policy: A Conversation with Obi,” on Sunday, September 04.
“It’s envisaged that the tour will help mobilise Nigerians in diaspora to be on the same page with rest of Nigerians at home in this great mission of rescuing our dear country, ” the statement concluded.