Peter Obi weeps as GlaxoSmithKline exits Nigeria, while Tinubu prepares for war with Niger
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The Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Gregory Obi, has brooded the sudden departure of GlaxoSmithKline from Nigeria for reasons bordering on loss of prospect for the country as a business environment.
GlaxoSmithKline, a pharmaceutical giant, had announced that it is leaving Nigeria, amidst reports of preparation for war with Niger Republic by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the wake of a coup d’état in the francophone country.
In a press release obtained by News Band on Friday, Peter Obi regretted that GSK is exiting Nigeria after 51 years of operation over “consequences of the cumulative poor management of our economy”.
He said: “Today, I was saddened to hear that GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), is exiting Nigeria after 51 years of operation.
“Their reason for leaving Nigeria is even more disheartening; they no longer perceive a prospect for the country as a business environment that would be anchored on productivity.
“We have painfully come to that point in our nation’s journey where multinationals are leaving the country and the local ones are closing down.
“These are some of the consequences of the cumulative poor management of our economy.
“As a result, millions are losing their jobs and our poverty index is worsening, even though we’re already being perceived as the world’s poverty capital.
“The multinationals that are leaving our country have not only created jobs but have created immeasurable training that contributed immensely to our human capital development over the years.
“Now they are leaving our shores one after the other.
“GSK which has a manufacturing facility in Agbara, Ogun State on over 25 hectares of land had directly employed over 400 highly technical workers like pharmacists, microbiologists, biochemists, chemists, dentists, doctors, etc., and also employed over 1000 other staff.
“It indirectly provided jobs and business opportunities for thousands of Nigerians across the nation. They are now leaving all these behind, and pushing more people back into unemployment.
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“I have consistently maintained that in turning our nation around, we must move the economy from consumption to production, part of which included encouraging and supporting local and foreign investments, like GSK, in the country.”
Peter Obi opined that the creation of an environment that creates and sustains multinationals to invest in our country should be key to our dream of greatness.
“In the new Nigeria that we seek to create, the emphasis on production will encourage investors to stay and expand on our shores. Our people will keep their jobs and grow their prosperity,” Obi added.
Meanwhile, in another development, Tinubu is oiling his ammo in readiness to embark on a war with Niger Republic amidst the economic woes facing the country.
According to a source, the Nigerian Air Force has been deployed to Sokoto near the border with Niger Republic as Tinubu gets ready for war.
Read more details below:
Say no to war with Niger! Shehu Sani, other Nigerians warn Tinubu
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