Former Anambra State Governor Peter Obi has requested President Muhammadu Buhari to halt all political activity in the run-up to the 2023 elections in order to focus on the country’s economic difficulties.
Obi noted that tackling fuel scarcity, energy concerns, market food prices, and other issues would be extremely beneficial to Nigerians at this time.
He warned that if the Buhari administration fails to address these concerns, voter apathy will prevail in the 2023 elections, preventing Nigerians from fully participating in the political process.
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Over the weekend, he made these remarks at a ceremony hosted by the Nnamdi Azikiwe University in Awka for the President of Afrieximbank, Dr. Benedick Okey Oramah.
Former People Democratic Party (PDP) vice presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar recommended Buhari to alleviate Nigerians’ suffering as a result of the country’s economic woes.
He advised Nigerians, on the other hand, to vote for those who are qualified and to scrutinize politicians before supporting their ambitions.
“If feasible, pause all political activity for the time being and focus on how to handle the continuing gasoline crisis and other socioeconomic difficulties that Nigerians are now facing,” Obi added.
“Nigeria’s economy is in a mess today because it failed to implement the right policies and refused to allow those with skills and a God-fearing heart to govern.”
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“In my observation as a true democrat, I can tell you that several businesses are shutting down, especially as the fuel crisis worsens. Millions of Nigerians can no longer afford three square meal and there is high rate of prostitution among young ladies.
“Farmers are not free from the situation, with repeated threats from bandits, who have taken over most of the farm settlement, especially in the northern part of Nigeria.
“It has been proved everywhere in the World that the more educated a society is, the better it is for development. The only way we can measure development is through Human Development Index (HDI), which is hindering in education. And if you check countries that have the same trajectory as Nigeria.
“For instance, in the year 2000, Bangladesh, Ghana, to mention but few, had same low Human Development Index (HDI) with Nigeria, but they have moved from low-medium while Nigeria remains in same low position.
“In the year 2010, Nigeria per capital was 2,250 dollars while Bangladesh was 780 per capital, because the country invested in education, thereby pulling people out of poverty. Today, their per capita is 2,650, ours is still 2000, meaning that the Nigerian economy is collapsing.
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“More Nigerians are getting poorer, Universities are closed, those that are working can not longer live on their salaries and their income while we politicians are here busing talking about 2023 general election. Is it what we are supposed to be doing now? We should be preoccupied with how poor will put better food on their table. Bread and other foodstuffs are on the high side. Politics is all about caring for the people that elected you into power and the society at large.”
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