Peter Obi, the Labour Party\u2019s presidential candidate in Nigeria\u2019s 2023 election, has called for a radical transformation of the country\u2019s politics and religious landscape.<\/p>\n
In a recent interview with media personality Nedu on the Honest Bunch Podcast shared on Instagram Saturday, Obi emphasized that while politics and church are alluring, they need to be dismantled to foster productivity.<\/p>\n
He proposed turning night vigils into night shifts, allowing people to be more productive.<\/p>\n
Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n Obi clarified that he\u2019s a devoted Christian but believes Nigeria\u2019s obsession with church activities is unhealthy.<\/p>\n READ MORE: Bad Leaders: \u201cNorth Produced Buhari, Yorubas Brought Tinubu, Transaction Successful\u201d \u2013 Charly Boy<\/p>\n He noted that from Monday to Friday, people often attend church services morning and night, hindering economic progress.<\/p>\n He said, \u201cIt\u2019s attractive, politics and church, but it has to be dismantled.<\/p>\n \u201cWe are going to turn night vigil into night shift so that people can be productive.<\/p>\n \u201cI go to church and believe in God but we can\u2019t have it that people Monday to Friday, be in church morning and night.<\/p>\n \u201cIf I go from here to my house, the only sign boards you see are those of churches.<\/p>\n If you go to the East, it\u2019s burials and that\u2019s not a country.\u201d<\/p>\n Watch him speak below\u2026<\/p>\n https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DB3p12yNAEM\/?igsh=bm9vdXFrbzVzN2ky<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/300x250.jpg\")
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