Peter Obi Bemoans Nigeria’s Economy, Calls For Unity To Tackle Hardship
The presidential candidate of Labour Party in 2023 general elections, Mr Peter Obi has expressed discontent over the current economic hardship.
Former Anambra State governor, disclosed this on Monday on his verified X Platform, formerly (Twitter).
He compared the current economy, administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu with the past administration of former presidents Olusegun Obasanjo, Late Musa Yaradua, Goodluck Jonathan and Muhammadu Buhari.
In his analysis, Obi said: “When Nigeria returned to democratic governance in 1999, it maintained an average GDP growth of about 6.72% for 16 years from 1999-2014.
“The impressive growth trajectory, unfortunately, was not sustained by the then-new government and our GDP growth collapsed to 2.79% in 2015 and I have always believed that politics should be about service to the people and the betterment of society.
“In the face of all these challenges, we the leaders should commit to inclusive and sustainable growth to end the hardship which has continued to burden our fellow Nigerians.
“Only through that can we achieve a peaceful and secure society. A New Nigeria based on better economic and patriotic thinking is very possible”.
