Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), says the government should prioritise rehabilitating existing infrastructure before embarking on new projects that may also end up abandoned.
In a tweet on Saturday, Obi acknowledged President Bola
Tinubu’s directive to governors where he cautioned against committing scarce
public resources to constructing unnecessary flyovers in areas with little
traffic while neglecting more pressing developmental needs.
Obi lauded the president’s order but noted that the
admonition must also apply to the federal government.
“There are several unrealistic and white-elephant projects
being pursued by the current administration, even as much of our critical
infrastructure remains in a state of disrepair,” the NDC presidential candidate
said.
“Given our present fiscal realities, priority should be
given to rehabilitating and completing existing infrastructure rather than
embarking on expensive new projects with limited immediate impact.
“Across Nigeria, many of our major highways linking
commercial centres and food-producing communities have deteriorated into death
traps. Neglecting these critical roads while pursuing prestige projects is
neither economically prudent nor people-centred.”
According to Obi, the philosophy guided his administration
as governor of Anambra.
“I prioritised completing viable projects initiated by my
predecessors before embarking on new ones. Government is a continuum, and
development should never be measured by who starts a project, but by whether it
is completed and serves the people,” he added.
Obi noted that leadership is about making the right choices
and investing limited public resources where they will have the greatest impact
on the greatest number of people.
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