Mr Peter Obi, the former Anambra state governor today in Enugu accused the Tinubu administration of looting the nation into poverty, warning of the dire consequences of rigging the next presidential election.
He gave the warning as he led the Obidient Movement to join the African Democratic Congress.
Obi fired the Tinubu administration: ‘As a nation, we are not poor, we are looted into poverty. Nigeria is not broken, Nigeria is severely betrayed. The average Nigerian is not lazy or incompetent, but the system is rigged to reward mediocrity and recycle failure’.
He warned the Tinubu administration and INEC of the dire consequences of rigging the 2027 general election, adding that there was urgent need for electoral reforms.
The former Labour Party presidential candidate bombed the federal government tax reform as anti people and economically unproductive.
Obi lamented that the report of a forged tax law was a dangerous precedent say ‘ A tax regime founded on forgery cannot build trust, unity or prosperity ‘
Obi explained that his decision to join ADC was borne out of patriotism and to rescue Nigeria from poverty, disunity and democratic decline.
He called on opposition forces and patriotic Nigerians to come together and salvage the nation.
Said Obi : ‘This decision is guided solely by patriotism and national interest. I now respectfully call on my political associates, the Obidient Movement and opposition leaders across the country to join this broad national coalition under the African Democratic Congress.History will not forgive silence in moments of national peril’.
Today Obi defection to ADC ended months of political speculation.
The Pond News understands that Obi has not hidden his presidential ambition and he would have to contend with Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, the former vice president and Mr Rotimi Ameachi, the former governor of Rivers State.
