‘You’re tired, step aside’ – Peter Obi tells Tinubu

Peter Obi, a presidential aspirant of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), has made an appeal to President Bola Tinubu to resign because of his “lack of capacity” in handling certain issues within the nation.

The former governor of Anambra State made this appeal in an interview with Channels Television on Sunday.

According to him, the nation requires a leader who is dedicated in tackling the nation’s issues.

Obi appealed for Tinubu to resign and retire in peace to enable energetic and dedicated people to manage the affairs of the nation.

“The Bola Tinubu that was governor is not the one that is president today. He’s tired. He should be allowed to retire in peace and then go home,” Obi said.

“As it is right now, Bola Tinubu is leading us nowhere. We will turn it so he can see it. That’s why maybe I’m calling for his retirement. The man should just step aside. Yes, he doesn’t have the capacity to do the job.”

On poverty in Nigeria, Obi accused political actors of not prioritising critical issues.

He decried rising insecurity, hunger and poor leadership.

“The World Bank has just said that 79% of Nigerians are going to face poverty. In a country of 230 million people, that’s over 180 million. That should be the issue we should be discussing,” Obi said.

“They should be talking about the issue of out-of-school children, talking about the issue of health, and all these monies that are missing here and there that would have been invested properly. Nobody is discussing it.

“This election in 2027 should be about issues that affect the ordinary Nigerians. The World Food Programme has just said 35 million Nigerians are going to face hunger. Nigerians are being kidnapped. Let’s talk about Nigeria.”