Dear Mr. Peter Obi,
Greetings to you sir.
As a concerned Nigerian who supported the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the last general election—and continues to do so based on performance and Political will power to drive change in our country—I write to you not as an enemy, but as a fellow citizen who values facts, results, and leadership accountability.
Sir, since your debut on the national stage, you’ve built a reputation for frugality, economic literacy, and speaking truth to power, though I don’t agree with most of your facts which are either half-truths or outright misleading. Many of our youths found hope in your words during the 2023 elections and post-2023 election. But as you once said, “truth can only be measured by results.” In that spirit, and with the 2027 elections on the horizon, I believe it is only fair to assess what you’ve promised, and weigh it against what the APC-led government has delivered under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
Let me raise the following questions—not to antagonize, but to get better educated about what you can do for us. Nigerians deserve practicality not just inspired poetry.
1. ECONOMY & PRODUCTION: YOUR PROMISE VS. REALITY
You campaigned vigorously on the theme of “moving Nigeria from consumption to production.”
Meanwhile, under Tinubu, he did fuel subsidy removal—a decision long delayed by previous governments—has freed up fiscal space. Which have long cause drag on finance of both national and sub-national balance sheets. All the states can now pay their debts and they don’t owe salaries like in the past. The current administration has launched targeted interventions in agriculture(2,000 tractors) , local manufacturing, and the renewed CNG (Compressed Natural Gas) project to reduce energy cost.
My questions to you:
How exactly would you achieve your “production” goal better than the policies already being rolled out under this administration?
What specific products or sectors would you make export-ready, and what’s your timeline? Can you fix this in 2 years you have been promising on national TV?
Can you give Nigerians costed and detailed proposals, not just soundbites?
2. JOBS, YOUTH, AND STARTUPS
While you promise to make Nigeria the “human capital capital” of the world, Tinubu has already created a Ministry of Digital Economy and Youth Innovation and launched 3 million Technical Talent (3MTT) programs for tech skills training.
What’s your plan that goes beyond these?
Will you scrap or build on these ongoing programs?
How many jobs can you create annually—and how would you fund them?
3. SECURITY & STATE POLICE
You advocate for state policing, but it is this APC government that passed the Constitutional Electricity Reform Bill and is engaging in legislative moves to devolve powers—including security.
Can you show Nigerians a working model of how state police will be funded, regulated, and prevented from becoming ethnic militias?
4. EDUCATION & OUT-OF-SCHOOL CHILDREN
You’ve often cited education as the silver bullet for poverty. This administration has expanded the school feeding program and increased UBEC funding.
Will you do more—or just echo similar goals?
What’s your new strategy for reducing the 10+ million out-of-school children?
What role will state governments—many of them opposition-run—play in your plan? Or this is just soundbite?
5. INFRASTRUCTURE & POWER
The Tinubu administration is fast-tracking strategic projects—like the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway, Lagos-Ibadan Expressway completion, and power decentralization allowing states like Ekiti and Lagos to build grids.
You previously promised 20,000MW of electricity. How would you realistically fund, transmit, and sustain that within four years given our fiscal challenges and your stance on taking debts? Because we will need about 20billion dollars realistically to fund such ambition.
6. FOREIGN POLICY & DIASPORA
President Tinubu is rebuilding Nigeria’s global standing with strategic engagements at BRICS, G20, and Africa Investment Forums, while he floated and stabilizing the naira through new FX reforms. He also stood his ground on the recurring coups in the Ecowas block as the chair of the organization and also stood his ground against Trump’s bullying.
You’ve spoken a lot about engaging the diaspora—but what diplomatic strategy will you pursue to beat what’s already ongoing? Will you continue with Tinubu’s economic diplomacy or change course?
7. POLITICAL CONSISTENCY
Sir, you’ve moved from APGA – PDP – LP ~ ADA/ADC in under a decade, often campaigning against the very platforms that brought you in and refuse to resolve party crisis, but preferring to elope.
Meanwhile, President Tinubu has demonstrated unflinching party loyalty for over 30 years, starting in AD – AC – ACN – APC while solidly building his party and men into a national force despite its many internal issues.
So I ask:
Will you stay in Labour Party or abandon ship again for ADC/Ada?
Do you have the national political structure, not just social media buzz and leagues of expired politician looking to gain relevance again to run Nigeria?
8. ANTI-CORRUPTION & PUBLIC SERVICE
You’ve positioned yourself as a clean leader. Yet, you were mentioned in the Pandora Papers and N250million cash in car trunk, and many Nigerians still ask for full transparency.
President Tinubu has supported judicial autonomy, begun the automation of revenue services, and strengthened the Procurement Act enforcement.
Will you do differently—or just say it differently?
Will you publicly declare your assets including those locked away in SPV’s?
Will you allow EFCC to operate freely, even if it implicates your allies?
In all, Mr. Obi, we agree on one thing—Nigeria must work. But working means showing workings. Many of your ideas are noble, but they often come off as academic and idealistic which are detached from political reality. Tinubu’s government is not perfect, but it is making bold, painful, and measurable decisions. Change is not about who shouts the loudest, but who delivers the hardest.
Nigerians might have a lot of vulnerable people that always forget easily transgressions of the past. But I believe we no longer want what you will do — we want to see how you will do it better than what is being done right now.
If truly committed to governance, I challenge you to respond to this open letter with detailed policy alternatives, cost breakdowns, and measurable timelines.
As we say in APC: Renewed Hope is not a slogan; it is a work in progress.
Respectfully,
Olu Bank-Showunmi (我的上帝來了)
An Engaged Citizen and Proud APC Supporter
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