With less than 50 days to the presidential election, the standard bearer of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, on Saturday, took a swipe at his co-contender in the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, over his antecedents.
Amid some criticism, Obi has remained unapologetic about his efforts to shore up the state coffers before his exit as Anambra governor in 2014. According to his party’s governorship candidate in Abia State, Alex Otti, the state had $155 million in its coffers upon Obi’s exit.
However, Tinubu took issue with Obi’s approach to using the resources available to the state to empower the people.
While campaigning in Akure, the Ondo State capital, he shared his Renewed Hope agenda with the crowd of supporters before telling them that “these things do not come by accident.”
The APC candidate said his vision for the country can only be harvested by progressive and democratic governance, which according to him Obi cannot do