Former presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has called on all levels of government in Nigeria to urgently redirect national focus toward critical areas of development, particularly health, education, and poverty alleviation.
Obi made the call in a statement issued on Tuesday via X, warning that the country’s worsening poverty levels were a result of years of misplaced priorities.
“In Nigeria today, the situation we find ourselves in calls for urgent and deliberate action. It is time for all levels of government to prioritise critical areas of development—particularly investment in health, education, and poverty alleviation,” he said.