Peter Obi Accuses Tinubu Of Using False Statistics To Cover Up Economic Hardship
Former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has accused President Bola Tinubu of “feeding Nigerians with wrong statistics” to conceal the country’s worsening economic situation.
In a post on X on Monday, Obi recalled that Tinubu mocked his reliance on data-driven governance during the 2023 campaigns.
“In November 2022, while campaigning in Delta State, Tinubu said he was ashamed to call my name and mocked me, saying, ‘Na statistics we go chop? All I want is to put food on the table of Nigerians,’” Obi said.
“Now, two years into his four-year tenure, Nigeria is ranked among the hungriest nations in the world, with millions unsure of where their next meal will come from.”
Obi accused the president of using “false data” on unemployment, inflation and GDP to create a false impression of economic progress.
“President Tinubu is now overfeeding Nigerians with wrong statistics — from unemployment figures to inflation rates and now GDP rebasing — all to paint a rosy picture of our deteriorating economic and household conditions,” he said.
The former Anambra governor stressed that governance demands sincerity of purpose, character, competence, capacity and compassion.
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