Presidential candidate of the Labour Party Mr. Peter Obi has pledged to open borders and fight poverty in Nigeria if elected the president of Nigeria in the forthcoming elections.

Speaking in Katsina State on Monday, the presidential candidate explained that insecurity and bad governance had caused extreme hardship and poverty in Nigeria. He assured the electorates of his readiness to build a new Nigeria for all, restore security and boost the socio-economy of the State and the nation if given the mandate to govern the country. “Datti and I chose to build a new Nigeria, in the new Nigeria, security will be number one, when we have security, we will open the border.

“Ours is to fight poverty, and we can’t fight poverty without security and opening the border, we will make sure we put you out of poverty. “There is insecurity in Katsina and Nigeria, we will fight insecurity, and poverty and make sure people stop suffering. I know you always have a government, but you will agree with me that you are always being deceived, especially the people you have been citing for. Now we are coming, and I’m begging you to go out and vote for us and you see a new Nigeria”, he said