‘Make Obi President, Let’s See If Nigerians Become Millionaires’

‘Make Peter Obi President, Let’s See If Nigerians Become Millionaires’ – Presidency
Obi says rising hunger and poverty require urgent government intervention.
Tinubu’s aide questions Obi’s record on poverty during Anambra governorship.

The Presidency has mocked the 2027 presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, Peter Obi, over his repeated criticism of the Federal Government’s handling of poverty and the worsening economic situation in the country.

The reaction followed comments by Obi, who lamented the rising levels of poverty and hunger in Nigeria.

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EKO HOT BLOG reports that Obi said poverty and hunger had reached alarming levels, urging the government to take urgent steps to address the situation.

He said, “Every day poverty is increasing. Every day hunger is increasing. You don’t even need World Bank reports to know this because you can see it in the villages.

“They are saying that about 70 million Nigerians are facing acute hunger. What are we going to do about it? Are we going to continue like this? No. That is not possible.”

Reacting in a post on his 𝕏 handle on Friday, President Bola Tinubu’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Temitope Ajayi, criticised Obi’s frequent comments on poverty.

Ajayi said Obi spoke about poverty as though he had a solution that could immediately eliminate it and turn Nigerians into millionaires if elected president.

He also claimed that the poverty rate in Anambra State increased during Obi’s tenure as governor.

Ajayi wrote, “With the way Mr Peter Obi talks about poverty everyday and makes it a sing-song, one would think he banished poverty in Anambra State for the 8 years he was governor. The paradox is that poverty rate ballooned under him in Anambra and went all time higher than any previous governors of the state.

‘Make Obi President, Let’s See If Nigerians Become Millionaires’ – Presidency

“He talks about poverty every single day as if he has one magic wand that will make poverty disappear in Nigeria. Let’s sha make him President and see poverty disappear and everyone becomes a millionaire.”