”Today in Nigeria, we are not officially at war, yet Nigerians are living in IDP camps in their own country. Nigerians are refugees in Chad. Nigerians are refugees in Cameroon. And we are not at war!”
The 2023 Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has intensified his criticism of the All Progressives Congress (APC)-led Federal Government, calling on Nigerians to unite in dismantling the current administration in the 2027 general election. Speaking at the public presentation of a book titled Obi, the Political Change Agent in Abuja, Obi accused the government of failing to address insecurity, hunger, poverty, naira devaluation, and unemployment.
“At a time Nigerians are dying daily because they could neither afford drugs nor sleep peacefully… what their government could celebrate were decorations, repainting of buildings and inaugurating a conference centre,” he said. Obi called for active political engagement, urging citizens to question leaders and prioritize those capable of transforming the country. “Go back to your communities and tell them, what we have today is not sustainable. It must be removed,” he said.
Obi lamented the worsening state of the nation, stating, “We are not officially at war, yet Nigerians are living in IDP camps… Nigerians are refugees in Chad and Cameroon.” He decried the government’s misplaced priorities, adding, “A woman dies every seven minutes during childbirth in Nigeria. Yet, we keep building big buildings instead of saving lives.”
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