A Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) 2023 presidential aspirant, Sam Ohuabunwa, says he will transform Nigerian into an investment haven if elected.

Mr Ohuabunwa, who is Convener of the New Nigeria Group, made the campaign promise on Saturday during an interactive session with journalists in Umuahia.

“My aspiration to govern Nigeria has been a burden I have carried for more than 30 years. My mission is to make the country a first class and competitive nation in the world, using technology,” he said.

The presidential hopeful blamed Nigeria’s underdevelopment on poverty, corruption, injustice and insecurity.

Mr Ohuabunwa, who is also a former Chairman, Nigerian Economic Summit Group, promised to create an enabling environment to attract international and local investors to drive the economy.

He promised that Nigeria, under his watch, would explore multiple streams of revenue, including gas and other mineral deposits yet to be fully harnessed.

The presidential aspirant also advised prominent South-East leaders and groups to aggressively carry the campaign for the election of a president of Igbo extraction in 2023 to other zones of the country.

He said the agitation by Independent People of Biafra can’t stop the emergence of a president of Igbo extraction “because the activities of Boko Haram did not stop Nigerians from electing President Muhammadu Buhari in 2015.”

(NAN)