The Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has accused President Bola Tinubu’s administration of consistently misleading Nigerians with inaccurate statistics.
In a statement posted on his X page on Monday, the 64-year-old alleged that the government had been peddling incorrect data—from flawed unemployment and inflation figures to a questionable GDP rebasing exercise.
The former Anambra State governor claimed these manipulated statistics were being used to present a falsely positive picture of Nigeria’s worsening economic and household realities.
He recalled that during a campaign rally in Delta State in November 2022, Tinubu mocked him, expressing shame at even mentioning his name.
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According to Obi, Tinubu dismissed him as a “statistics man” and questioned whether statistics were what Nigerians would eat.
He added that Tinubu insisted his focus was simply to put food on the tables of ordinary citizens.
“Now, 2 years into his 4-year tenure, Nigeria is classified as one of the hungriest nations in the world, with millions of Nigerians not knowing where their next meal will come from.
“Governance is not rocket science, it’s not a gamble, like I have always reiterated, it requires sincerity of purpose, character, competence, capacity and compassion. A new Nigeria is possible”, he said.
