The Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, has accused the APC-led government of attacking its candidate, Peter Obi, instead of responding to his statistics on the economy.
In a statement issued today by its spokesperson, Chiogo Ikokwu, the NDC said statistics are not insults but tools for measuring progress.
The party cited what it described as price increases since May 2023: petrol from 238 naira to between 1,300 and 1,435 naira per litre; rice from 35,000 naira to as much as 90,000 naira per bag; cement from about 4,000 naira to between 10,500 and 15,000 naira; and bread from 500 naira to as much as 2,000 naira.
It challenged the government to respond to Obi with better data rather than insults.
The NDC also cited Bangladesh, which it said lifted 34 million people out of poverty between 2010 and 2022, and urged Nigeria to learn from countries such as Vietnam, Rwanda, Morocco and India.
The party described Nigeria as the poverty capital of the world, citing a poverty rate of about 63 per cent.
As 2027 approaches, it urged Nigerians to consider whether they are better off today than before the government took office.
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