Obi tell Tinubu to 'go home and rest' at Ebonyi rally, promise emergency for different sector

Peter Obi, di presidential candidate of di Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), carry him 2027 campaign go Abakaliki on Thursday, tell one town hall crowd say President Bola Tinubu suppose step aside because e no get strength and skill to run di country.

Speaking for Citi-Hub Centre on Mile 50, Obi say di President suppose "pack him things, go home and rest." He also ask Tinubu to come Ebonyi and explain how him government take spend di money wey e borrow for di past three years.

Obi, wey be former governor of Anambra State, say di President don spend more than 260 days abroad since e take office, but e still talk say e no fit spare 36 days to campaign for all di states. Channels TV and Vanguard both report di figure; Naija Breaking no fit independently verify am.

An appeal beyond ethnicity

Obi beg voters for South-East make dem no back am just because e be Igbo. He say Ebonyi residents suppose choose am because of him qualifications and record, warn say ethnic politics go only split di region.

"I want you to vote for me because I am qualified to be the President of this country," he talk.

He also promise to apply di federal character principle openly for public appointments, so dat every part of Nigeria go get representation.

Wetin he talk say he go do

If dem elect am, Obi talk say he go declare state of emergency for several areas: security, education, healthcare, corruption, food production, power and national unity. Di lists differ small between outlets — Vanguard and The Whistler no mention power, but Channels mention am.

On security, he talk say him government go pursue anybody wey kidnap schoolchildren, and go equip security agencies to protect communities. On corruption, he talk say public money must serve di public, and anybody wey steal am go face jail, "starting from the President."

He put di number of out-of-school children at more than 18 million and talk say to reduce am go be priority. He also promise working health centres for every political ward and support for farmers to return to dia land and grow for local food and export.

Di event na town hall and stakeholders' meeting of di NDC, di party wey dey field Obi for di 2027 election.

Wetin go happen next: Di 2027 general election still more than one year away, and di Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) never release di final timetable. For now, na campaign promises. Voters go weigh dem against di government own account of its record, wey Tinubu team dey expected to keep presenting on di trail.