{"id":1457,"date":"2026-10-26T15:45:50","date_gmt":"2026-10-26T15:45:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/26\/beyond-spouting-statistics-peter-obi-has-nothing-to-offer-shettima\/"},"modified":"2026-10-26T15:45:50","modified_gmt":"2026-10-26T15:45:50","slug":"beyond-spouting-statistics-peter-obi-has-nothing-to-offer-shettima","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/26\/beyond-spouting-statistics-peter-obi-has-nothing-to-offer-shettima\/","title":{"rendered":"Beyond spouting statistics, Peter Obi has nothing to offer \u2014 Shettima"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"456\" height=\"336\" src=\"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Beyond-spouting-statistics-Peter-Obi-has-nothing-to-offer-\u2014-Shettima.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Beyond spouting statistics, Peter Obi has nothing to offer \u2014 Shettima\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Beyond-spouting-statistics-Peter-Obi-has-nothing-to-offer-\u2014-Shettima.jpg 456w, https:\/\/cdn.vanguardngr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Screenshot-2026-10-26-163356-300x221.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 456px) 100vw, 456px\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Vice-President Kashim Shettima has criticised the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, saying he has nothing to offer Nigerians beyond what he described as questionable statistics and his opposition to restoring petrol subsidy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Shettima made the remarks at the 32nd Nigerian Economic Summit, where he acknowledged Obi\u2019s position on subsidy removal but questioned the substance of his economic proposals.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI respect Peter Obi for having the courage to say he\u2019s not going to restore the petrol subsidy, but beyond spouting some dubious statistics, Mr Peter Obi has absolutely nothing to offer,\u201d the Vice-President said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The latest criticism marks another public attack by Shettima on Obi, whom he recently accused of relying on misleading statistics and economic prescriptions that may not suit Nigeria\u2019s circumstances.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Shettima recently questioned Obi\u2019s comparisons between Nigeria and Bangladesh, arguing that economic policies cannot be transferred from one country to another without considering their differences.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He illustrated his argument with a clothing-size analogy, saying: \u201cHe seems convinced that a size 36 shirt tailored for Bangladesh will somehow fit Nigeria\u2019s size 52 frame.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to Shettima, Nigeria\u2019s economic policies must reflect its population, institutions, political environment and economic structure rather than depend on models developed for other countries.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cA country of over 250 million people cannot be governed through borrowed statistics and economic prescriptions detached from its peculiarities,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Vice-President also challenged Obi\u2019s claim that he won the 2023 presidential election, describing the assertion as unsupported by evidence.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Shettima characterised the claim as a \u201cdelusion of grandeur\u201d and criticised what he portrayed as an attempt to present old political ideas as a new direction for Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanguardngr.com\/2026\/10\/beyond-spouting-statistics-peter-obi-has-nothing-to-offer-shettima\/\">Beyond spouting statistics, Peter Obi has nothing to offer \u2014 Shettima<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanguardngr.com\/\">Vanguard News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Source: <\/p>\n<div class=\"nSourse\">Vanguard News<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vice-President Kashim Shettima has criticised the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, saying he has nothing to offer Nigerians beyond what he described as questionable statistics&hellip; 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