Sowunmi said this while reacting to Obi’s X post on Friday, in which the ex-presidential candidate compared Nigeria’s economic growth with some countries.
Obi had during his visit to Johns Hopkins University in the United States, compared Nigeria’s economic growth with China, Indonesia and Vietnam from 1990.
In Obi’s analysis, the former Anambra governor said that in 1990, when the Human Development Index, HDI, measurement started, Nigeria, China, Vietnam and Indonesia were all classified under the medium category of the HDI measurement.
But between 1990 and 2025, the three other countries moved up to the high category of HDI, while Nigeria fell into the low category, according to Obi.
However, Sowunmi was not pleased with Obi’s analysis, insisting that the measures are faulty.
Sowunmi wrote on X: “With due respect @PeterObi these measurements are faulty. Extremely skewed for those who manipulate these figures have no metrics to measure the informal sector in Nigeria.
“You need to stop this, especially at international forums. You ought to place the burden on them and their crazy neoliberal policy and its deep state manipulations that put undue pressure on Africa!
“No one who wishes to lead a nation called Nigeria must be the de-marketer on steroids of the same country he or she wishes to lead. Stop it immediately,” he said.
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Haters of Nigeria.
ReplyDeletePeter Obi thinks he will become the President by demarketing Nigeria.
ReplyDeleteIPOB can demarket Nigeria, because they don't believe in Nigeria again and they want to leave.
But you still believe in Nigeria and want to rule it one day.
No politician or public figure has demarket Nigerian and indirectly Nigerians like Peter Obi.
He's not the first Nigerian to lose election, but he is the first to embark on this route.
All because of Presidency that he’ll never smell.if you want to be an opposition do it with facts
ReplyDeleteBe kind with your choice of words.
DeleteHow would anyone compare China and the Asian countries with Nigeria? You can't even compare them with western world. Because they practice dictatorship, and force a lot of policy on their citizens. And they provide cheap labour for western multinationals who outsource their production of their products over there. This enhance their growth. Whereas in Nigeria, we do have leaders that have serious vision, even the citizens are not very discipline. Even Obi himself when he was a governor, he didn't do anything substantial in Anambra and he presided over one of the worst region that experience dehumanising SARS operations, the facts are there for everyone to see. Yesterday China launch 10G, Whereas in western countries they haven't been able to fully implement 5G, so what basis of comparison? His presentation can only appeal to the less informed.
ReplyDeleteNow they are going anon. No wonder we have TInubu as our leader. All of us will be fine. Both those in favor and against go to the same market, sleep most nights without light and pay vat for every transaction. Obi keep being you.
ReplyDeleteNa frustration of not being elected which is further alienating those few supporters outside his kinsmen to distance themselves from him .Nigeria having more poor people than china is a big lie either he doesn't know what is china population or it is just one of hi usual lies
ReplyDeleteDemarketing bawo? The facts are there for all to see na
ReplyDeleteNigeria is even worse than he’s saying. No sane person will lie about Nigeria’s deplorable and pathetic situation if he wants to rule Nigeria. Ride on Peter Obi, you’re a competent and most qualified man to take Nigeria out of the abyss Tinubu and his supporters have plunged us into. Keep saying the truth and educating myopic Nigerians. You all will never learn, even in your sufferings, you’re still criticizing Peter Obi. I’m sorry for you all.
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