Obi said he was deeply struck by Professor Robinson\u2019s observation that \u201csome nations know the path to prosperity yet consistently fail to take it,\u201d citing Nigeria as a prime example. \u201cThat remark was not just academic but a mirror held up to our nation,\u201d Obi stated. \u201cProfessor Robinson reminded me that nations must possess the humility to remain learners if they are to advance.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Earlier in the year, Obi visited Johns Hopkins University to meet with Professor Peter M. Lewis, author of \u201cGrowing Apart: Oil, Politics, and Economic Change in Indonesia and Nigeria.\u201d<\/em> According to Obi, the comparative study of the two nations\u2014both once on similar development trajectories\u2014raises fundamental questions about why Nigeria has struggled where Indonesia progressed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In his quest for solutions, Obi travelled to Indonesia, where he held talks with six ministers, a former vice president, and the country\u2019s popular president, Joko Widodo. These engagements, Obi said, reinforced his belief that Nigeria can still achieve meaningful reforms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cSuch encounters with some of the finest minds and experienced leaders across continents deepen my conviction that Nigeria\u2019s story is not a closed chapter of decline but an unfinished narrative with the potential for redemption,\u201d Obi remarked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n He stressed that Nigeria\u2019s transformation would require \u201ccompetent and visionary leadership\u2014rooted in capacity, character, commitment, and compassion.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Concluding his statement, Obi reiterated his optimism: \u201cA new Nigeria is possible.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n By ANTHONY EMEKA NWOSU Former presidential candidate Peter Obi has emphasized the importance of learning from global experiences to drive Nigeria\u2019s economic and social renewal, following a series of high-level engagements in the United States and Indonesia. In a statement titled \u201cTurning Nigeria Around: Insights from Global Engagements\u201d, Obi described his recent three-day trip to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":28591,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[73],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-28590","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/techandbiz.com.ng\/tab-backup\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28590","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/techandbiz.com.ng\/tab-backup\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/techandbiz.com.ng\/tab-backup\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techandbiz.com.ng\/tab-backup\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techandbiz.com.ng\/tab-backup\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=28590"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/techandbiz.com.ng\/tab-backup\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28590\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":28593,"href":"https:\/\/techandbiz.com.ng\/tab-backup\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28590\/revisions\/28593"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techandbiz.com.ng\/tab-backup\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/28591"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/techandbiz.com.ng\/tab-backup\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28590"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techandbiz.com.ng\/tab-backup\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28590"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techandbiz.com.ng\/tab-backup\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28590"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"\"](\"https:\/\/techandbiz.com.ng\/tab-backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-8-768x1024.png\")
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