Peter Obi Tells Tinubu
The Presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) and former governor of Anambra State Peter Obi, has challenged President Ahmed Tinubu to tell Nigerians what his administration did with the #15.8 trillion Naira saved from the removal of oil subsidy and the over #100 billion dollars his administration has borrowed since he assumed office..
Obi made the statement shortly after President Tinubu derogatorily said during the All Progressive Congress rally in Akwa Ibom State that, “while NDC presidential candidate ran from erosion in Anambra he confronted the atlantic ocean in Lagos.”
Obi, in a post on his X handle over the weekend, congratulated Tinubu on spending a night in a state outside Lagos and Abuja. He urged him to visit other states and account for the resources available to his administration.
“I congratulate you on spending a night in one of Nigeria’s states outside Lagos and Abuja. I hope you enjoyed the warmth, hospitality, and delicious cuisine of Akwa Ibom, which I am sure is even better than those of the destinations where you have spent over 260 days outside Nigeria since you came into office.
“I sincerely hope this visit will inspire you to travel to the remaining 33 states of the federation, spend time with the people and more importantly, explain what your administration has done with the #15.8 trillion saved from the removal of fuel subsidy, the over $100 billion you have borrowed, the increased revenues accruing to the government from taxing Nigerians, and the additional government revenues which your administration celebrated last year as having surpassed its target”, Obi wrote.
The former Anambra State governor said Nigerians deserve to know what the government had achieved with the resources, including the number of people lifted out of poverty, children returned to school and functional primary healthcare centres built.
“Nigerians deserve to know how many that were pulled out of poverty within this period, how many functional primary healthcare centres you have built.
“They also deserve to know how much electricity supply has improved, especially given your promise that if you do not fix power, Nigerians should not vote for you. They deserve an explanation of how you have secured the country, which still ranks among the most terrorised countries in the world.
“Mr President, Nigerians deserve answers. They deserve to know what has been done with the resources entrusted to your government’, he added.
Obi said the new Nigeria he hopes to build would be founded on accountability, transparency and the physical, measurable impact of public resources on the lives of citizens.
