The 2023 Labour Party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi,
has charged President Bola Tinubu to stop Governance by remote control in
Nigeria.
Obi charged Tinubu to travel round Nigeria and feel the
pains of the citizens.
He gave the charge while taking a comprehensive look at the
two-year reign of Tinubu and concluded that a lot is not right in governance
delivery and policies of the administration.
At a press briefing in Abuja to mark the 12th Democracy Day
titled: ‘Democracy in Decline Reflecting on Two Years of Tinubu’s Governance’,
Obi gave low ratings to the handling of governance in the last two years.
Obi said that a lot is going wrong and called on the
President to note that “Governing by remote is not what Nigerians need, you
need to go round and get firsthand” percent President should stop touring
outside Nigeria and use his remaining 2 years to tour the Nigerian states
instead.
He said: “Mr. President you have already made over 30
international trips, spending nearly 150 days abroad. If you tour Nigeria’s 36
states and dedicate just 2 days to tour each state, it would take only 72 days
for you to do so, less than half the time you have already spent in other areas
of the country on foreign trips. You need to go around the country to see.
“Today, more than 18.3 million Nigerian children are out of
school, the highest number in the world. The quality of education in Nigeria is
also deteriorating rapidly. Many of our children are being taught sciences
without any science labs and computer studies without any computers.
“Students are now writing WAEC and other national exams in
the dark, relying on candles. There are now even glitches in their exams.”
On healthcare services,Obi said, the situation has worsened
drastically as “the National Primary Health Care Development Agency decried
that less than 20% of over 30,000 Primary Health Care Centres across the nation
are fully functional.
He added: “I have even, recently visited some Health centres
where delivery rooms were without toilets. The United Nations recently reported
Nigeria as the world’s worst country to give birth, with one death recorded
every seven minutes” Ditto Nigerian businesses that have continued to collapse
at alarming rates.
“Within the past two years, approximately 7 million Small
and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) shut down across Nigeria. Over 80 manufacturing
companies have permanently closed their operations.
“Funding costs, including the cost of raw materials and
energy, have surged to an incredible level, forcing these manufacturers to shut
down.
“Over 15 major multinationals (including GlaxoSmithKline,
Diageo, Procter & Gamble, and Shoprite) have exited Nigeria due to the
harsh operating environment”
He said that the hunger crisis arising from food insecurity
has deepened in these 2 years. Based on the Global Hunger Index (GHI) report,
Fulgaria’s hunger situation has taken a hit, as we are now one of the hungriest
countries in the world. “Millions can no longer afford food due to the high
costs of food and nonexistent disposable income.”
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