A Former Anambra State Governor and 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has cautioned President Bola Tinubu against what he described as “comforting comparisons” with other African countries.
Obi’s remarks via his X-Handle on Monday, followed the President’s recent comment in Yenagoa, where he suggested that Nigerians should find solace in being better off than some African peers, including Kenya.
He said that while cross-country comparisons could be useful, they must be grounded in verifiable data and used as tools for accountability, not as a basis for self-consolation.
Obi said that governance required a clear-eyed assessment of realities, saying that “nations do not progress by looking down on others but by confronting their own shortcomings with honesty and urgency.”