The Labour Party’s (LP) presidential candidate for the 2023 presidential election, Peter Obi, has called for a full review of the 2024 budget.
The former Anambra State governor made the call in a statement on Monday under his official X account.
Obi recommended that, given the country’s current economic situation, the country’s resources should be appropriately allocated to critical areas such as security, poverty alleviation, addressing the challenges of hunger and food insecurity, and energy supply.
He also denounced the recent increase in violent crimes and murders in all parts of the country, saying rising crime rates have made Nigeria one of the riskiest countries in the world to live in.
“In the past 1 year, about 7000 Nigerians have been kidnapped, with about 700 kidnapped in the last 3 weeks, notwithstanding the violent crimes and killings that occur in every part of the nation, which must have included us in one of the world’s riskiest countries to live in,” he wrote.
The former Anambra governor also expressed concern over the high cost of food and electricity for epileptics in the country.
“We have become one of the hungriest nations in the world and one of the most difficult nations in the world to live in, with food prices constantly going out of the reach of most Nigerians.
“Power supply is abysmally poor, and Nigerians are now mostly in total darkness,as over 60% are without power supply.
“Even those in perceived privileged areas now go for days without power supply,” he wrote.
However, he called on the executive and legislative branches to consider the many challenges facing the nation and reallocate resources to these critical areas.
