Presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the last general election, Peter Obi, has revealed areas the country would have made significant progress in the last two years if he were the President.
Obi, during an interview on Arise Television on Tuesday, believes he would have turned around the country for the better, adding that his works would have been felt by Nigerians and not on the pages of newspapers.
He said, “If I were there [President] for two years, you could have seen considerable change in critical areas.
“I would have tackled corruption head-on, I would have reduced costs of governance, and you will see it, people would feel it
He stated, “The President that is there today, how many years has he stayed? Two years, and look at the turn of things. It means you can change things in two years. That means if I were there, you would have seen considerable change in critical areas. I would tackle corruption head-on, and I would reduce the cost of governance. You would have seen borrowed money invested in critical areas.”
“Also, we have a country that is in huge debt. The current administration met a debt of about N17trn; in two years, it has moved to over N170tn.
“The cost of debt servicing is above the budget for critical areas like health, and education. 70 per cent of our primary health care centres are not functioning. I would fix our PHCs and primary schools if I were president.”
