Peter Obi has rejected the culture of making unrealistic campaign promises, saying Nigerians need honest and competent leadership to overcome the country’s mounting challenges.
Obi made the remarks on Sunday, September 28, after paying a courtesy visit to the Sultan of Sokoto and participating in a town hall meeting with residents of the state.
The meeting provided an opportunity for citizens to raise questions about insecurity, education, healthcare, fuel subsidy, corruption, poverty, agriculture, electricity, infrastructure and ethnic divisions.
Responding to the concerns, Obi said the country’s problems could not be solved through empty rhetoric or “fake promises.”
“There will be no fake promises,” he said, stressing the need for Nigerians to unite and confront insecurity while addressing poverty, unemployment, hunger and hopelessness.
He argued that insecurity must be tackled alongside the social and economic conditions that make people vulnerable to crime, insisting that a safer Nigeria would require decisive action against both criminality and human insecurity.
Obi also criticised money politics, warning that politicians exploit poverty to buy votes and preserve a system of poor governance.
According to him, citizens are often trapped in a cycle where the same leadership that contributes to their hardship is rewarded during elections through short-term financial inducements.
He called for an end to transactional politics and urged Nigerians to support leaders with courage, competence, compassion and character.
“The work ahead is enormous,” Obi said, expressing confidence that collective determination could help Nigerians change the country’s direction.
