Former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has congratulated President Bola Tinubu on Nigeria’s reported achievement of its annual revenue target ahead of schedule but stressed that true economic stability should translate into tangible improvements in the lives of ordinary Nigerians.
President Tinubu had announced on Tuesday that the nation had already met its revenue target for the year by August, describing the feat as a sign of a stabilizing economy.
Reacting in a post on X titled “What does Achieving Revenue Target mean to Nigerians?”, Obi welcomed the development but urged the president to ensure that it goes beyond figures on paper.
“Congratulations Mr. President. But Mr. President, if indeed the economy stabilises as you declared, then Nigerians must feel it in their daily lives,” Obi said.
The former Anambra governor argued that borrowing should stop immediately, contractors’ outstanding bills should be settled, and critical underfunded projects should receive attention.
He further pointed out that key sectors like education and healthcare remain in dire condition, insisting that true economic stability is measured not in statistics but in functional systems that impact citizens directly.
“True economic stability is not in figures announced at press conferences, but in classrooms where children learn, in well-equipped labs and access to learning tools, in hospitals where citizens can receive quality care, equipped with adequate facilities,” Obi stated.
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