Peter Obi, 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, accused the Federal Government of instigating and sustaining the leadership crisis in his party. He also criticised key Tinubu administration policies like fuel subsidy removal and currency floating, calling their execution disorganised.
Peter Obi, former Anambra governor and 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, has blamed the Federal Government for worsening the leadership crisis within the party. Speaking in a Monday interview on Arise News, Obi accused the government of deploying propaganda and other tactics to deepen the discord for its own interest.
Obi said, “The problem we have in Labour Party is a problem instigated and sustained by the government of today.” He also critiqued the Tinubu administration’s handling of major policies, describing the fuel subsidy removal as “haphazard” and lacking proper planning.
He insisted that the billions saved from subsidy removal have not been invested in critical sectors like education, health, or poverty reduction. Obi further questioned the government’s focus on projects like the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Road amid pressing issues of insecurity and poor internal roads.