Peter Obi, vice-presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), says Nigeria’s economy will keep “bleeding” if President Muhammadu Buhari remains in power for another four years.

Speaking in Lagos on Saturday, Obi made reference to the 2019 budget Buhari presented to the national assembly on Wednesday.

According to him, Nigeria will not survive if Buhari’s goes ahead with plans to tax “poor Nigerians,” in line with provisions of the proposed budget which is largely focused on debt servicing.

“We need to know where we are going as a nation but with Buhari at the helms of affairs, we do not know where we are going. Buhari is not in charge of this government as he does not know or care what the poor people are going through,” he said.

“Nigerians are currently the poorest people on earth, yet the Muhammadu Buhari administration of the All Progressives Congress (APC) is still looking at taxing them the more.

“Take look at the budget presented by the President a few days ago and you will see that it does not give anyone hope instead, it tells us that we are still where we have always been.

“A quarter of the budget is meant to service debts, and that is about 60% of the budget while the President keeps telling Nigerians to tighten their belts because of the harsh times staring at us in the future.

“Does that give anyone confidence in this government? Not at all, I dare say. While presenting the budget, he said that the government is looking for ways to tax Nigerians the more. What are you taxing the poor people for?

“Does that give any one of us hope in this government? That means that if we keep them for the next four years, we are finished.”

Outlining what Atiku Abubakar, PDP presidential candidate, will do to “reverse the situation” if elected to power, Obi said focus will be placed on reviving small and medium enterprises (SMEs).

He said Atiku’s administration will restore investor confidence and improve ease of doing business in the country to stimulate economic growth.

“We know the situation looks gloomy but we are not scared of going in to salvage the country. The situation with Nigeria is like an accident victim. The first thing to do in such a situation is to stop the bleeding first by applying first aid before the real treatment,” he said.

“Unless the right steps are taken to stop the bleeding, we will still be where we have been for years.

“It’s going to be difficult but we know where we are going and what we are going to do. To put the Nigerian economy back on a sound footing, we have to take a holistic look at SMEs because only then will you rescue the dwindling economy.

“We need to change the way we do things in this country if we ever hope to come out of this economic quagmire we have found ourselves in. We must change the way we do things in this country or we will continue to grope in the dark.”

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A return of the dullard will end Nigeria. Unprecedented crime levels and killings, massive job losses and hunger, unending division along ethnic and religious lines. That Daura demon is not just an option if the country must survive.

The truth he said is undiluted.

Many of those creaming sai Baba will not Survive it!
An Extra year with Pmb will see crazy things happening!

It's a Collective Patrotic Assignment to do away with Pmb

See the man talking

Many of u will go back to biafroud agitation when buhari is sworn the second time and I will be happy to use ur table (flat) head for target practice. I pray obiliar Head should be there.

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Buhari For another 4 years? God forbid!

The VP wey sabi, can't wait for team Atiku/Obi for genuine revitalization of the nation all roundly.

Godblesspmb:
Many of u will go back to biafroud agitation when buhari is sworn the second time and I will be happy to use ur table (flat) head for target practice. I pray obiliar Head should be there.

Keep wishing! E go clear for your eyes buhari has gone to Daura already

In a more civilised and sane clime; APC supporters will be arrested for not wishing Nigeria well by supporting an incompetent dullard.

It funi when the say dey say naija will be finish wen you vote for Dis or DAT but naija as bn finish since 1999.
Bad educational system, Bad road, bad infrastructure, bad leaders and dumb followers that have sold dem self to both money and mental slavery, when pple know the truth and throwe face saying as long as e no affect mi, I no bother but forget that we are all in the same ship if one side get flooded d ship will sink.
There is only one hope in the cursed country when we all love our neighbor as we lover ourself, till then we will always regress nd be finished

Obiliar, your generation is finished.

That's how we were told in 2015 that if Buhari won the election, Nigeria will become an Islamic nation. PDP, APC, all same with deception. None of them can fix Nigeria. A total revolution is needed

The more they try to convince me not to vote Buhari, the greater my resolve to vote him. Even moreso when the persuasion is coming from a RENOWN LIAR Peter Oblair.

Corrinthians:
The more they try to convince me not to vote Buhari, the greater my resolve to vote him. Even moreso when the persuasion is coming from a RENOWN LIAR Peter Oblair.

You call him a liar but you estoll Lai Mohammed, you and your ilk call him a liar without proof yet you praise buhari and the APC? You are of all men most hypocritic

PythonAmaka:
Obiliar, your generation is finished.

Local champion, you can't comprehend national issues. Still stuck in your local party that was not invited to debate.

I don't even trust you either Mr Peter. You guys are all bunch of hypocrite. All you peeps know how to do is lie, lie and lie.

This man again, a.k.a. the Obi of China; Him Tu Lie.

mekaboy:


Local champion, you can't comprehend national issues. Still stuck in your local party that was not invited to debate.

His generation was cursed the day he left APGA. He will never get close to Aso rock till his soul is caught off. The God of recompense shall pay him a visit even in his grave. Peter Obi is a dead meat to the gods.

PythonAmaka:

His generation was cursed the day he left APGA. He will never get close to Aso rock till his soul is caught off. The God of recompense shall pay him a visit even in his grave. Peter Obi is a dead meat to the gods.

The same APGA that duped late Ojukwus wife?
And who in your generation will ever get to where he has gotten to in life?