APC Accuses Peter Obi of Inciting Nigerians Against Tinubu
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has criticized Peter Obi, the Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate in the 2023 general election, accusing him of attempting to incite Nigerians against President Bola Tinubu’s administration.
The accusation follows Obi’s New Year message, in which he expressed serious concerns about increasing corruption, mismanagement, poverty, hardship, and Nigeria’s escalating debt profile under Tinubu’s leadership since taking office 18 months ago.
In his address, Obi, a former governor of Anambra State, highlighted issues of deep-rooted corruption and nepotism, claiming they have become more pronounced under the current administration.
Reacting to Obi’s remarks, APC National Publicity Secretary Felix Morka, in a statement issued Thursday night, dismissed the criticisms as misleading and politically motivated. He accused Obi and the opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP) of attempting to spark public unrest against the government.
“Like his co-travelers in the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Obi’s obsessive pessimism and endless but futile effort to incite public outrage against the administration is borne out of their realization that President Tinubu is unwittingly cementing their ultimate political irrelevance by his visionary and full-throttle reform and transformation of the fundamental pillars of our national life,” Morka stated.
He further described Obi’s claims of worsening economic, political, and security conditions as inaccurate and designed to gain political mileage. Morka argued that the country is showing signs of recovery under Tinubu’s policies, citing ongoing reforms aimed at long-term economic stability.
“In his New Year message, President Bola Tinubu acknowledged the concerns over food prices and essential drugs, assuring Nigerians that his administration is committed to boosting food production and promoting local manufacturing to address these challenges,” the statement added.
Morka also took a swipe at Obi’s record as governor, claiming he left no significant legacy during his eight-year tenure in Anambra State, despite now positioning himself as a national critic.
