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‘I wrote Peter Obi’s consumption-to-production concept,’ says YPP presidential candidate

From Vanguard · () English

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  • Young Progressive Party presidential candidate Peter Agada says he and his team wrote the “consumption-to-production” concept used by Peter Obi in his 2023 campaign.
  • Agada, who served as finance director for Obi’s campaign, says he has written policy documents for Nigerian politicians for decades.
  • He is seeking the presidency on the YPP platform ahead of Nigeria’s 2027 general election.

Peter Agada, the Young Progressive Party’s presidential candidate, says the “consumption-to-production” concept associated with Peter Obi’s 2023 campaign came from his own team.

Agada made the claim while discussing his experience in policy development and Nigerian politics. He said he had written public policy documents for decades and contributed to the manifestos and programs of several politicians seeking elective office.

“There are things I’m struggling not to say here. A lot of these guys who are running for offices took documents off my table. Their manifestos, their programs. I’m not junior to anybody. I started writing policies in Nigeria before some people even entered politics,” Agada said.

There are things I’m struggling not to say here. A lot of these guys who are running for offices took documents off my table. Their manifestos, their programs. I’m not junior to anybody. I started writing policies in Nigeria before some people even entered politics.

· Peter AgadaAgada described his long experience writing policy documents for politicians.

When asked whether he was referring specifically to Obi, the former governor of Anambra State, Agada answered yes. He said he personally wrote policies for Obi and that the consumption-to-production infrastructure concept was developed by his team while working under Professor Pat Utomi.

“Of course, I wrote policies for Peter Obi. The consumption-to-production infrastructure was written by me and my team under Professor Pat Utomi,” he said. Agada added that the concept came from his own team during that period. Obi, who ran for president on the Labour Party ticket in 2023, campaigned on shifting Nigeria from a consumption-driven economy toward production, with emphasis on domestic manufacturing, agriculture, infrastructure and jobs. Agada said he has run the Congress of Nigerian Professionals for about 20 years and is now pursuing the presidency ahead of the 2027 election.

Of course, I wrote policies for Peter Obi. The consumption-to-production infrastructure was written by me and my team under Professor Pat Utomi.

· Peter AgadaAgada directly claimed authorship of the policy concept associated with Obi’s 2023 campaign.
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