Peter Obi, running mate to Atiku
Abubakar, presiedential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), says
the period Nigeria is in calls for sober reflection and not for dancing “Shaku
Shaku.”
“Shaku Shaku” is a popular dance
step common among entertainers and young Nigerians.
Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo had
said he is learning the dance step ahead of the 2019 general election.
Speaking with journalists at the
Nnamdi Azikiwe airport in Abuja upon his arrival from Dubai on Monday, Obi said
the Atiku team is spending its time thinking of how to create jobs and not
learning how to dance “Shaku Shaku.”
“I have not had the opportunity
of reading his comments as I haven’t seen the dailies. I know Vice-President
Osibanjo is a gentleman and may not have made such a comment,” Obi said.
“However, while I am not against
people dancing or learning how to dance ‘Shaku Shaku’, as I believe it is one
of those things that is keeping our people going on in this very difficult
times, I believe that the crossroads that we have found ourselves in as a
nation requires sober reflection.
“For me in particular, this
period calls for sober reflection not dancing or learning how to dance as there
are many challenges facing our nation at the moment. Not the least being
recently having our country named the world headquarters of extreme poverty
with over eighty seven million people. Worse still millions more are losing
their jobs, with four million by the third quarter of this year alone.
“Millions of Nigerians go to bed
hungry not knowing where the meal for the next day will come from, hundreds of
thousands risk death by crossing the Sahara and the Mediterranean Sea to
wherever they can make a living.
“These and other challenges are
indicative of the dire straits facing us as a nation today. And these are what
we on the Atiku team are spending our time with the best minds on how to start
creating jobs and putting food on people’s table. We must get Nigeria to start
working again for the good of everyone.”
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