Former Anambra State Governor Peter Obi has challenged President Bola Tinubu to explain his administration’s performance, public borrowing and expenditure as political debate over the 2027 election intensifies.
At town hall meetings reported in Abakaliki and Enugu, Obi criticized the president’s leadership and urged him to travel across the country to account directly to voters.
Obi said his own candidacy should be judged on competence and proposed policies rather than ethnic identity. He told supporters in Ebonyi State that he did not want votes simply because he came from the Southeast.
The former governor also questioned the impact of federal borrowing and challenged the administration to demonstrate what Nigerians had gained from public spending over the preceding years.
At the Enugu event, Obi pledged to prioritize national unity and security, arguing that leadership required sustained engagement with citizens and a direct response to kidnapping and other threats.
The supplied report identified Obi as a Nigeria Democratic Congress presidential candidate and described Rabiu Kwankwaso as his running mate. Those party and ticket claims should be independently confirmed against official electoral and party records.
Political economist Pat Utomi, who attended the reported event, urged voters to participate actively in the electoral process, while Senator Victor Umeh appealed for mobilization on behalf of the ticket.
Obi’s remarks are campaign criticisms and allegations, not independently established findings about the president’s competence, travel history or use of public funds. A full account of the administration’s record would require examination of verified fiscal, security and service delivery data.
