The All Progressives Congress (APC) says Nigeria’s economy is experiencing a steady recovery under the leadership of President Bola Tinubu.
In a statement on Tuesday, Felix Morka, the APC’s national
publicity secretary, said the country’s economy has continued to show
consistent improvement despite global and domestic challenges.
The party’s position comes as a response to Peter Obi, the
presidential candidate of thel Labour Party (LP) in 2023, who criticised the
Tinubu administration for its perceived ineffectiveness in implementing
economic policies.
“We have a country that is in huge debt. The current
administration met a debt of about N17 trillion; in two years, it has moved to
over N170 trillion,” Obi said on Tuesday while speaking to Arise TV.
“The cost of debt servicing is above the budget for critical
areas like health and education. Seventy percent of our primary healthcare
centres are not functioning. I would fix our PHCs and primary schools if I were
president.”
However, the ruling party dismissed Obi’s claims, asserting
that under President Tinubu’s leadership, key economic sectors have recovered,
with positive growth projections and improved fiscal stability.
“Opposition politics is not about denying the
administration’s many successes. It is about critiquing what may be wrong but
affirming what is right. It is not about wholesale condemnation that is only
intended to mislead and score cheap political gains,” the statement reads.
“The steady progress of the Tinubu administration across
sectors is undeniable and evident for all Nigerians to see.
“It is hysterical that Mr. Obi, who was governor of a failed
and forgotten administration in the Anambra state of only 21 local government
areas, would so brazenly boast of his capacity to govern Africa’s largest
democracy.
“Obi bequeathed a sordid legacy of economic stagnation,
infrastructural decay, ecological disaster, and religious polarization.
“Both as former Governor of Lagos state and now as
President, Tinubu is a dogged achiever, bold and unwavering in tackling and
transforming difficult challenges into opportunities”.
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