Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s (LP) nominee for president in 2023, has voiced concerns about the ongoing demolition of properties in Lago State and other regions of the nation.
In a message published on Thursday on his official X handle, Obi claimed that the ongoing property demolitions had caused further difficulty for unfortunate people who are already struggling with multiple forms of poverty.
He remarked that given the severe economic circumstances the nation is currently experiencing, the governments ought to devise policies meant to lessen people’s suffering and implement policies that will help pull more people out of poverty rather than carrying out demolitions.
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Obi thus pleaded with the governments concerned to take into account the suffering in the nation and make an effort to show a human face to their actions.
The LP flagbearer continued, saying that while governments have to impose reasonable laws, they also ought to act compassionately in all that they do.
He wrote: “It’s with complete despondency and unhappiness that I have followed the ongoing demolitions of properties across the country, especially knowing the extra hardship such acts have been heaping on hapless citizens who are already battling with multi-dimensional Poverty.
“What a responsive government should be doing under the current harsh economic conditions in the country is to come up with measures aimed at alleviating the people’s hardships and to carry out measures that will take more people out of poverty.
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“Even if there are some violations as the governments are claiming, this critical time is not auspicious for such an exercise knowing the hardship in the land and the consequences it will have on the poor who are struggling to make ends meet with their little resources.
“The poor in our midst who are putting their meagre resources are going through very severe financial stress that should not be multiplied further. In some cases, the properties being demolished are the life time savings and retirement abodes of the aged and incapacitated.
“My appeal, therefore, is for the respective governments involved in this act to consider the hardship in the country and try and put a human face to their actions. While we should enforce sensible regulations, all actions of government must show compassion.”
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