By Seyi Babalola
Former Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate in the 2023 general election, Peter Obi has complained that the country’s reputation and attractiveness to the international community and investors have recently been severely affected by major obvious setbacks.
Obi while reacting to the omission of Nigeria from the Harvard Business School class of 2025 program noted that the development despite the leader being a Nigerian professor calls for major attention.
The Harvard Business School Program had selected sixteen countries for its global immersion course.
Obi lamented in a post via his X handle on Wednesday, July 3.
He wrote: “Nigeria’s negative image was on display as Harvard Business School class of 2025 program has selected 16 countries for its global immersion course, but notably excluded Nigeria, despite the program leader being a Nigerian professor.
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“Instead, Kenya, Rwanda, Morocco, and Ghana were chosen as the four African focus countries for this initiative.
“This program aims to teach students leadership, teamwork, and cross-cultural understanding by immersing them in different continents, cultures, and areas.
“The students have chosen Nairobi, Kenya as their first preference and have been attached to various Kenyan companies to study and present solutions to real-world problems.
“This omission of Nigeria is particularly striking given the country’s potential and capabilities.
“Unfortunately, Nigeria’s reputation and attractiveness to international institutions and investors has recently been severely impacted by major obvious drawbacks.
“The class of 2025 program demonstrates the power of collaboration and knowledge sharing between institutions and countries.
“Hopefully, Nigeria will take note of these shortcomings and strive to improve its reputation and attractiveness within today’s global community. That is the challenge of the new Nigeria that remains ever possible!.”
