All Progressives Congress (APC) stalwart Biodun Ajiboye has strongly criticised Labour Party’s Peter Obi, insisting the opposition figure lacks the capacity to perform better than President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Monday, Ajiboye dismissed Obi’s credentials, arguing that his time as Anambra governor did not demonstrate the ability to govern a complex nation like Nigeria.
“Bring a million Obi, he can’t do better, I know, I can even take a bet on it. What miracle will he perform in government? What miracle was he able to perform in Anambra?” Ajiboye asked.
The APC chieftain further questioned Obi’s professional and political qualifications, remarking:
“What is Obi’s particular qualification, a quality that makes him feel he can be the best Nigerian president? Let him come and tell me.”
Ajiboye defended Tinubu’s controversial economic decisions, including the removal of petrol subsidy and the unification of the naira exchange rate, describing them as unavoidable reforms needed to prevent national collapse.
“We were subsidising electricity and fuel. Any nation doing all these must have a highly productive economy, but we don’t. At the point Bola Tinubu came, he said, ‘No, I will not allow this country to go down like this. Let us stop and re-evaluate.’ Is that too much to ask for a country that wants to make progress?
“The only question we should ask ourselves now is: do we want to go through the tough times now and enjoy later, or do we want to continue and crash completely? The nation was going to crash if such steps were not taken,” he maintained.
According to him, opposition figures like Atiku Abubakar, Obi, and Nasir El-Rufai have refused to accept the realities of the economy, while Tinubu’s record as Lagos governor remains proof of his competence.
“All those things that the opposition people are saying, they are saying them to save their faces. Tinubu’s administration and policies took Nigeria from the dungeon. Nigeria didn’t have a productive economy, but he came in with reforms,” Ajiboye said.
Meanwhile, Peter Obi has continued to push his presidential ambition. Speaking recently on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics, he declared that he would only require one four-year term to deliver impactful governance.
The Labour Party candidate, who is also part of an opposition coalition under the African Democratic Congress (ADC), stressed that the alliance aims to present a leader “with the capacity and compassion to save this country.”
The coalition also brings together Atiku Abubakar, former Senate President David Mark, and ex-governors Rauf Aregbesola, Rotimi Amaechi, and Nasir El-Rufai.
