Wednesday, June 11, 2025 - The 2023 Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, has decried the growing insecurity and hardship across Nigeria, describing the country as a “crime scene” in dire need of repair.
Speaking at an event in Abuja on Tuesday, June 10, Obi
lamented that although Nigeria is not officially at war, many citizens live
like refugees, both within and outside the country. In his words;
“Today in
Nigeria, we’re not officially at war, yet Nigerians are living in IDP camps in
their own country. Nigerians are refugees in Chad, in Cameroon. And the only
reason is because we don’t have a government that cares for them,” he said
The former Anambra state governor urged Nigerians to
actively work to “dismantle this crime scene called a country,” warning that
the current system is unsustainable and dangerous.
“Some people
are dancing while the ship is sinking. When it finally goes down, it will
consume everyone, rich or poor. I’ve seen this before in places like Beirut and
Afghanistan. Crisis does not discriminate,” he warned
He criticized the nation’s priorities, pointing out that
while government buildings are being renovated and parties thrown, women
continue to die during childbirth and millions of children remain out of
school.
“We use
public resources to paint offices and build mansions, while women die trying to
give birth. According to a recent report, one woman dies every seven minutes in
Nigeria during childbirth. That’s what we want to dismantle,” Obi stated.
Obi emphasized that many of Nigeria’s problems stem from a
lack of leadership and value creation.
“Our leaders in government and business are producing
poverty. When people hoard money without creating value, they are fueling
poverty. A functional economy must be built on the exchange of real value,” he
said.
On currency devaluation, Obi supported the idea but stressed
the need to eliminate corruption first.
“Yes, I support removing fuel subsidy, but only after
removing the criminality in the system. If we build confidence in the market
and clean up corruption, the naira will stabilize. It’s happening in Ghana and
Angola — why not here?”
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