Tinubu disconnected from Nigerians; he should travel by road, use local hospitals – Peter Obi

• Obi lamented high level of corruption in the country and the humongous cost of governance, which he said is responsible to an astronomical rise in public debt under the Tinubu

A former Governor of Anambra State and the 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Peter Obi, has bemoaned the state of Nigeria under the current administration, saying it leaves a lot to be desired.

Obi admonished President Bola Tinubu to lead from the front and connect with average Nigerians more in order to feel their pulse and the true situation of the country.

Obi issued the admonition at a press conference in Abuja on Thursday where he spoke on the state of the nation.

Obi implored Tinubu to receive medical care at local hospitals and also visit educational institutions in the country to ascertain the level of development in the nation’s educational and healthcare sectors.

Obi lamented high level of corruption in the country and the humongous cost of governance, which he said is responsible to an astronomical rise in public debt under the Tinubu administration.

The former presidential candidate pointed out that borrowings are still not used for projects, adding that there should have been massive development of the country as against the current template of borrowing for consumption.

The LP chieftain alleged that “government officials willfully mismanaged public funds in 2024 through incessant foreign trips”.

He said Tinubu should travel by road “once in a while to feel the deplorable state of public roads”.

Obi recalled that while at the helms of affairs in Anambra State, he took the then President Olusegun Obasanjo from Awka to Onitsha by road which led to the award of the contract for the road.

Obi condemned the endemic poverty that has led to stampedes for palliatives in parts of the country, noting that the new minimum wage has not solved the hunger crisis in the land.

He also described the security situation in the country as unfortunate, saying “Nigerians die needlessly due to banditry, terrorism, and kidnapping.”

Peter Obi said that Tinubu should stop seeing himself as the governor of Lagos State, noting that he should spend festive seasons in other parts of the country to feel the pain of the people.