Peter Obi departs for US, to meet Nigerians in Germany, Italy, Canada

Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has left Nigeria on a trip to the United States.

In a tweet on Thursday, the former Anambra State governor said he would be meeting with some Nigerians in Germany, Italy, and Canada over his ambition to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari in 2023.

According to him, the Nigerians in Diaspora are held in very high esteem following their contributions to national development.

He wrote, “En route to the U.S.A, I’ll make a pit stop in Germany to interact with Nigerians in Germany.

“I hold Nigerians in Diaspora in very high esteem; they represent the core of our human development capital and contribute immensely to nation building via remittances and technical knowledge transfer.

“My present outing will take me to Germany, Italy, Canada & the U.S.A. I look forward to the very constructive engagements”.