30-6-2025
Labour Party presidential candidate in the 2023 general election, Peter Obi said he would be very much interested in a coalition that will root out killing of Nigerians in various parts of the country also a coalition that will turn around the fortunes of the country.
Obi who was speaking Sunday during an interactive session on X social media platform with supporters stated that though he is not in talks with any individual or parties for alliance, his major concern was how to stop the undeclared war against terror and the economic meltdown of the country.
He said, “If the coalition is not about stopping the killings in Benue, Zamfara, Plateau and elsewhere how to revive our economy, how to make our industries productive, how to put food on the tables of Nigerians… Count me out. Nigeria is currently at war. We need to do something about it.”
Obi also criticised President Bola Tinubu over his recent extended visit to St Lucia, calling out what he described as misplaced priorities.
He said, “in two years, Tinubu has not spent one night in any state in Nigeria apart from Lagos, yet he is going to spend eight nights in St Lucia, a place smaller than Ajegunle.
“St Lucia is about the size of the 10th largest city of Nigeria, Ilorin. President Tinubu has never slept a night in any state of Nigeria outside Lagos since the assumption of office in 2023. PBAT to stay in St Lucia for 10 days.”
“Imagine in this country, People are dying in Benue, Borno, [and other parts of the country], and our leaders are commissioning Bus Stops and holidaying.
“To bring order in governance, I will prioritise security, education and pulling people out of poverty. To do this is by cutting the cost of governance and fighting corruption from day one.