{"id":3516,"date":"2026-10-29T16:33:48","date_gmt":"2026-10-29T16:33:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/29\/2027-tinubu-lacks-energy-to-govern-obi-says\/"},"modified":"2026-10-29T16:33:48","modified_gmt":"2026-10-29T16:33:48","slug":"2027-tinubu-lacks-energy-to-govern-obi-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/29\/2027-tinubu-lacks-energy-to-govern-obi-says\/","title":{"rendered":"2027: Tinubu lacks energy to govern, Obi says"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"2027:<\/p>\n

\u2026Urges South-East to shun ethnic politics<\/strong><\/p>\n

By Jeff Agbodo, Abakaliki<\/p>\n

ABAKALIKI \u2014 The presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, has questioned President Bola Tinubu\u2019s competence and energy to govern Nigeria, urging him to leave office and rest.<\/p>\n

Obi spoke at an NDC town hall and stakeholders\u2019 meeting held at the Citi-Hub Centre, Mile 50, Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, where he urged Nigerians to unite behind candidates based on their qualifications and capacity to deliver good governance rather than ethnic considerations.<\/p>\n

He cautioned the South-East against division, insisting that voters in Ebonyi and other parts of the country should support him based on his credentials, not because he is Igbo.<\/p>\n

\u201cLet nobody divide the South-East. I don\u2019t want the people of Ebonyi to vote for me because I am from the South-East. I don\u2019t want you to vote for me because I am an Igbo person.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy dear people, I want you to vote for me because I am qualified to be the President of this country. I want you to vote for me because I am the leading candidate,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The former Anambra State governor challenged Tinubu to explain his administration\u2019s record over the past three years, particularly the use of funds borrowed by the Federal Government.<\/p>\n

\u201cI want President Tinubu to come to Abakaliki to tell the people what he has done in the past three years. I want him to come to Abakaliki to tell you what he used the money he has been borrowing to do for the past three years,\u201d Obi said.<\/p>\n

He also questioned the President\u2019s reported time spent outside Nigeria, arguing that he should be able to travel across the country to account for his administration\u2019s performance.<\/p>\n

\u201cPresident Tinubu does not have the competence to run Nigeria. He does not have the energy to run Nigeria. He should pack his things, go home and rest,\u201d Obi said.<\/p>\n

Outlining his proposed priorities if elected president in 2027, Obi said his administration would declare emergencies in key sectors, including national unity, security, education, healthcare, corruption and food production.<\/p>\n

On national unity, he said his government would seek to reduce ethnic divisions and ensure that appointments reflected the federal character principle.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe must unite this country. Our pride should not be consideration of employment, this or that. We will operate federal character for all the jobs we have. So, we must unite the country,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

On security, Obi promised decisive action against insecurity and pledged to equip security agencies to protect lives and property.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe will declare emergency in the security of lives and property in Nigeria. We will deal with insecurity decisively. Nobody will be in charge, we will be in charge,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

He specifically promised stronger action against kidnappers targeting schoolchildren, saying his administration would ensure that security agencies pursued those responsible and protected vulnerable communities.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf I am President of this country, kids come to school and somebody takes them into the bush, we will be in the bush with such person. They will not be there alone, we will be there with those kids,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

On corruption, the NDC candidate pledged to ensure that public funds were used for public benefit and that offenders faced prosecution, regardless of their position.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe will declare emergency in corruption. I will fight corruption like nobody has fought it before. Public money must be used for public good, nobody will steal our money again. If you do it, you will go to jail starting from the President,\u201d Obi said.<\/p>\n

He also promised to prioritise education, citing the large number of Nigerian children out of school and pledging to reduce the figure.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe will declare emergency in education. We have over 18 million children out of school, we must reduce it,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

On food security, Obi said his administration would support farmers to return to their farms, increase agricultural production and boost exports.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have vast lands, our farmers must go back to farm, be able to cultivate, give us what we eat and be able to export,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

He further pledged to strengthen healthcare delivery by ensuring that every political ward in the country had access to functional healthcare facilities.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe will declare emergency in health. We must have a functional healthcare in all the political ward of Nigeria. Every ward must have it, we have the resources to do it,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

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