If Peter Obi had won, Nigeria would’ve been better than this — Senator Abaribe

The senator representing Abia South in the Nigerian Senate, Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe, has claimed that Nigeria would be in a better state today if Peter Obi, the Labour Party candidate in the 2023 presidential election, had won the election.

Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Monday, Abaribe criticised the current administration under President Bola Tinubu, accusing it of promoting nepotism.

He said, “If Peter Obi had won, you probably would have seen a better Nigeria than what we are seeing today. Number one, he would not be as nepotistic as this government, he won’t, it’s not in him. That is just who we are, we feel for the other people.”

He condemned Tinubu’s appointment of four ministers from Ogun State, noting that many other states have only one minister.

Abaribe argued that nepotism, which he said was evident under former President Muhammadu Buhari, has worsened under Tinubu because past actions went unchallenged.

He said, “Buhari towed the path of nepotism, but it deepened under President Tinubu because Buhari did it and nobody said much except him.”

The lawmaker, however, urged the people of the South-East to focus on self-reliance, calling for efforts to revitalise the region.

“It is high time people of the zone went back to revamp it, make it more livable, better and more cohesive,” he said.