Former presidential candidate Peter Obi has urged Bola Tinubu to ensure that the administration’s reported revenue gains translate into real improvements in the lives of ordinary Nigerians.
In a statement shared on his X handle, Obi questioned the relevance of the government’s claim that it had already achieved its 2025 revenue target by August this year.
While congratulating the president on the milestone, he insisted that Nigerians must feel the impact beyond figures announced at press briefings.
Obi argued that true economic stability is not defined by revenue achievements alone but by progress in education, healthcare, infrastructure, and poverty reduction.
He further noted that critical projects remain underfunded, contractors are still being owed, and essential public institutions such as schools and hospitals continue to languish in poor condition.
His words, “The President has announced that our nation’s revenue target for the year has now been achieved by August, which could mean a stabilising economy.
Huge contractors’ bills, which are still owed, should be paid, and critical underfunded projects must now be funded. Our educational facilities and hospitals are still in terrible condition.
“True economic stability is not in figures announced at press conferences but in classrooms where children learn, in well-equipped labs and access to learning tools, in hospitals, where citizens can receive quality care, equipped with adequate facilities.
“For the next four months, every value of our excess revenue should be deliberately channelled into the critical areas of development: health, education, and pulling people out of poverty.
“This must be done transparently, with verifiable and measurable outcomes. Anything less will mean that revenue growth has not translated into national growth. Nigerians deserve to see the impacts of this touted revenue growth,” he said.
Bola Tinubu announced on Tuesday that Nigeria had already met its 2025 revenue target by August, effectively reducing the nation’s dependence on borrowing to fund the budget.
Speaking at a meeting with The Buhari Organisation in Abuja, Tinubu said the government would now prioritise infrastructure development to drive trade, job creation, and economic growth.
