Peter Obi, the Labour Party presidential candidate in the 2023 general election, has taken a swipe at President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, faulting his administration\u2019s handling of the economy and the rising hunger crisis in the country.<\/p>\n
In a strongly worded post on his verified Facebook handle, Obi recalled how Tinubu, while campaigning in Delta State in November 2022, mocked him for relying on data and statistics during political debates. Tinubu, without mentioning Obi\u2019s name, had said, \u201cNa statistics we go chop? All I want is to put food on the table of Nigerians.\u201d<\/p>\n
However, Obi noted that two years into Tinubu\u2019s four-year tenure, the reality on the ground paints a starkly different picture. According to him, Nigeria is now classified among the hungriest nations in the world, with millions of citizens struggling daily to find their next meal.<\/p>\n
He accused President Tinubu of now \u201coverfeeding Nigerians with wrong statistics,\u201d citing manipulated unemployment figures, questionable inflation data, and a controversial GDP rebasing \u2014 all of which he said were being used to spin a false narrative of economic progress despite worsening living conditions.<\/p>\n
\u201cGovernance is not rocket science. It\u2019s not a gamble,\u201d Obi wrote. \u201cLike I have always reiterated, it requires sincerity of purpose, character, competence, capacity, and compassion.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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