The Labour Party’s Presidential candidate in the concluded 2023 general election, Mr Peter Obi, has dismissed allegations that his remark urging the federal government to prioritize existing roads for optimal economic growth instead of spending trillions of Naira on new highways is inciting or divisive.
He stated that his remark was neither inciting nor divisive, emphasizing that his call was appropriate given the harsh economic challenges facing the country and its population.
Obi, who insisted that his position on the coastal highway remains valid, argued that such a project now would lead to job losses, increased hunger, and spread poverty in an already troubled land. He also…
Source: Nigerian Tribune
