https://pmnewsnigeria.com/2022/08/05/peter-obi-caught-lying-again-on-tv/

5th August, 2022

Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi has been caught again making fallacious claims about the value of Nigeria’s exports.

Twice, he was caught claiming that the country exported less than $30 billion of goods and services in 2021, underperforming smaller African peers such as Morocco.

Obi argued that Nigeria was “not a producing country” and has a weak export base, causing dollar scarcity in the country.

However, the French news agency AFP after factchecking him, found that his statement was false.

Official data shows annual exports from Nigeria have exceeded $30 billion for well over a decade.

Obi first made the claim during an hour-long interview that was aired on July 6, 2022, by Nigerian broadcaster Arise Television.

“Morocco is about 36 million, their export last year was over 50 billion dollars,” said Obi.

“In our own [exports] with oil included, it’s under 30 billion [dollars] and we’re 200 million [people]. Morocco didn’t export any oil.”

About two weeks later, he repeated the claim during a visit to Abia state.

“Nigeria is a country with 923,000 square kilometres of land, and a population of 200 million people. God blessed us with oil and other resources. We have over 100 million people living in poverty,” Obi said in the second interview.

“But to show that we are not a producing country, last year, our total export including oil was less than 30 billion dollars, that is why we can’t find dollars today.”

Indeed, Nigeria is the largest exporter of crude oil in Africa.

The commodity, which accounted for more than two-thirds of total exports in 2021, is the country’s biggest source of dollar inflows.

However, oil output fell in the first five months of 2022, raising fresh concerns about the country’s economic output and currency stability.

According to the World Bank, the value of Nigeria’s total exports in 2019 was US$ 53.6 billion. Macrotrends even estimated it to be $63.6 billion. Oil and gas accounted for $41 billion of the figure.

Morocco exported goods worth $47 billion in the same year.

In 2021, Nigeria shipped US$47.6 billion worth of goods around the globe.

Mynd44
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This is the braindead bastard ipob pigs want us to vote, abi this fool thinks that we are all stupid like his demented ipob pigs that are supporting him... I will rather vote a cow than vote this worthless akpu munching idiot..

Smh. They've used lie-lie to swear for the guy. I mean, how hard is it to get real data about the subject matters he keeps lying about, like seriously? Yet he keeps going about lying as if he's addressing fools and idiots that'll swallow his lies like akpu without question. If the Bible is true about liars not making heaven, then I pity him. I also pity our treasury under his care because he who lies effortlessly will definitely steal as well (and lie about it).

He lies like Igbos used to back then. His administration (God forbid) will be swimming in lies based on fake and cooked up statistics and data, like he's already spewing. Tufiakwa.

But wait oh. Why is Tilumbu avoiding radio or television interview like plague? Sha him get TVC station. Make him go there make them interview him even if na the editing type. Ape

U don't have shame. Let ur Tilumbu come on radio station let's interview him na.
Whether u like it or not, Obi is going to be your president next year and if you don't like it, go and hang yourself for good

No offense intended, could you pls share the counter news from French?

Shameless supporter...... Your candidate no dey go TV station. They should get their certificates before you speak. You think everyone is illiterate supporting illiterates, like you guys.

NyamiriFlathead:
This is the braindead bastard ipob pigs want us to vote, abi this fool thinks that we are all stupid like his demented ipob pigs that are supporting him... I will rather vote a cow than vote this worthless akpu munching idiot..

When you have nothing against someone and you're just clutching on straws.


The best thing Obi did for us that he made it easy to campaign for him. A man who finished his tenure and invited efcc to audit him! Come on! Let me see whomever you support beat that!

It is better to avoid radio or TV interview rather than going there to tell lies upon lies.

SmellyNyash:

But wait oh. Why is Tilumbu avoiding radio or television interview like plague? Sha him get TVC station. Make him go there make them interview him even if na the editing type. Ape

Peter Obi is incorrigible

We cannot afford to make another mistake in 2023.

Most of those who wants Obi desire a change from the old guards but is Obi really different?

Same was said of Buhari in 2015 but has he done well?

I don’t see Obi as the messiah that Nigeria desperately needs

NyamiriFlathead:
This is the braindead bastard ipob pigs want us to vote, abi this fool thinks that we are all stupid like his demented ipob pigs that are supporting him... I will rather vote a cow than vote this worthless akpu munching idiot..

This how you tribally hoisted clueless Buhari on Nigerians. Now people re dying everyday. And you still trust yourself to make god decisions ? Apc govt s filled with death and banditry. And I pray all supporters of death and banditry partake from it. Amen

him too lie

If Peter Obi tells you good morning, pls check your time.