Peter Obi, former presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), has accused President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration of hypocrisy, saying it has failed to improve the lives of Nigerians while focusing instead on political gamesmanship.
Speaking at a press conference on Thursday, June 12, to mark Nigeria’s Democracy Day, Obi said the political developments over the last two years indicate that that those in power are more concerned with securing electoral advantage than delivery than delivery good governance.
He began by honouring the memory of the late MKO Abiola, describing him and other democracy activists as people “who paid the ultimate sacrifice for democracy”.
However, he said the state of the nation today is alarming and far from democratic ideals.
“It is deeply troubling that under the current administration, Nigeria cannot be said to be in a democracy, even though the current President was part of the struggling to bring back democracy”, Obi said.
By Anthony Ogbekile
