The presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, has called for a revolution to transform Nigeria, criticising President Bola Tinubu over his handling of insecurity and frequent foreign trips.
Obi made the remarks on Monday night in Abuja during the inauguration of the NDC Presidential Campaign Council, where he outlined his commitment to transparency, accountability and responsible management of public funds if elected president.
He said his administration would prioritise public interest and prevent the misuse of national resources by government officials.
“My government will uphold integrity, enforce accountability, and ensure that public funds serve the people, not private interests.
“I will never use the office of the President to enrich myself, and I will not tolerate the misappropriation of Nigeria’s resources by anyone under my watch.
“We don’t need a government where if there is a problem, our president will run away.”
The former Anambra State governor also faulted Tinubu for allegedly travelling outside Nigeria more than 260 times in the past three years while failing to visit every state of the federation during his campaign activities.
Obi argued that the president should account to Nigerians for his administration’s performance and explain how public funds had been utilised over the past three years.
“Our president has been out of this country over 260 times in the past three years and now he can’t take 30 days to go to all the states of Nigeria to tell them what he has been doing for the past three years with their money.
“That is unacceptable, as we will need a revolution that will turn this country around,” he added.
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