The Labour Party’s presidential candidate in the 2023 general election, Peter Obi, has offered advice to President Bola Tinubu, urging a focus on human development amidst Nigeria’s ongoing economic challenges.
In a statement shared via his official X account, the former Anambra governor stressed the importance of shifting from consumption to production, emphasizing investment in human development as a crucial step towards addressing the nation’s hardships.
“Now more than ever, our nation needs a clear and urgent move from consumption to production by prioritizing and investing in human development, which will go towards providing a sure and lasting solution to many of our challenges of today,” Obi highlighted.
Acknowledging the federal government’s initiative to support state governors with a substantial N1.1 trillion fund to alleviate hardship, Obi called for transparency in the disbursement process.
“Recently, the Senate President, Senator Godswill Akpabio announced that a staggering financial support of N1.1 trillion, amounting to a sum of N30 billion each was doled out to the State Governors to help ameliorate the present hardship in the country.
“While the Federal Government is to be commended for offering such a huge support, considering the difficult times people are going through, it is pertinent, for the interest of good governance and transparency, that the details of the disbursement of such support be explained further, so that the public, the masses for whom the support is meant, can follow through and ensure that it is utilized appropriately to the benefit of the people.”
