The Peter Obi media office says the lives of ordinary Nigerians have not improved under President Bola Tinubu’s administration.
In a statement issued on Saturday, Idris Zekeri,
spokesperson for the Obi media office, who was responding to a recent remark by
the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential campaign council, asked the
party to explain what Nigerians have benefited from Tinubu since he was elected
president in 2023.
Dele Alake, spokesperson for the APC presidential campaign
council, had criticised Obi, the standard-bearer of the Nigeria Democratic
Congress (NDC), for claiming he won the 2023 presidential election.
Alake said Obi’s remarks were troubling, arguing that a
presidential candidate should substantiate election claims rather than make
unsubstantiated assertions.
Zekeri asked Alake to focus less on disputing Obi’s claim
and more on the Tinubu administration’s performance.
He said millions of Nigerians cared more about the impact of
the government’s policies on their lives than the political dispute over the
2023 election results.
“What significance does an electoral victory have if it
fails to bring meaningful improvements to the lives of the people? he asked.
“What has that ‘victory’ delivered to ordinary citizens
apart from escalating economic hardship, higher living costs, worsening
poverty, and intensifying insecurity under a government marked by grandiosity
and corruption?
“We recognise that the courts affirmed the official result
of the 2023 presidential election. Nevertheless, a legal victory does not
amount to successful governance, nor does it place an administration beyond
public examination and accountability.”
Zekeri said winning an election should not be regarded as an
end in itself but as a responsibility to improve citizens’ welfare.
“Leadership should be judged not by the ability to win or
appropriate an election or defend its result in court but by the capacity to
transform political authority into concrete outcomes,” Zekeri said.
He asked Alake to account for the administration’s record,
particularly on the economy, security, and the cost of living.
“Where is the relief Nigerians were promised? Where is the
economic prosperity? Where are the security, affordability, and renewed hope
that responsible leadership should provide? Zekeri asked.
“Victory should be measured not by what politicians
celebrate at the polls but by what people can celebrate in their homes,
workplaces, farms, and communities.”
Zekeri asked the APC-led government to focus on delivering
tangible results instead of attacking opposition figures.
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