‘We Are Finished’, Obi Faults Remi Tinubu’s Birthday Request

The Labour Party’s 2023 statesmanlike candidate, Peter Obi, has sharply criticised First Lady Remi Tinubu’s entreaty for day gifts to beryllium redirected toward completing the National Library successful Abuja, describing the concern arsenic ironic, tragic, and an indictment of Nigeria’s priorities.

Senator Tinubu had appealed to friends and supporters to donate for the completion of the task alternatively of presenting her with gifts oregon placing paper adverts.

She explained that her passionateness for acquisition informed her determination to dedicate her day to the nationalist library.

Reacting successful a station connected X titled: “We Are Finished”, Obi said it was ironic and profoundly troubling that a state similar Nigeria would beryllium connected day donations to implicit specified a captious institution.

He noted that portion the authorities easy finds wealth for frivolities, acquisition and nationalist infrastructure proceed to endure neglect.

“We are finished! I articulation millions of Nigerians successful wishing Her Excellency, Mrs Oluremi Tinubu, a blessed birthday… However, I was struck by the irony of her request: that alternatively of cakes oregon paper adverts, well-wishers should donate toward completing the National Library successful Abuja. On the surface, it is noble and selfless. But beneath it lies an indictment of our nation,” helium wrote.

Obi recalled that arsenic politician of Anambra State, helium besides encouraged citizens to divert wealth meant for paper adverts into societal causes specified arsenic providing computers and classrooms. But, helium stressed, those initiatives were ne'er meant to regenerate government’s superior duty.

“It is shocking that, successful our contiguous circumstances, portion billions are easy recovered for jets, yachts, unused mansions, endless trips abroad, and different frivolities, the federation indispensable trust connected day donations to implicit its ain National Library,” Obi lamented.

He described the concern arsenic “tragic,” questioning wherefore Nigeria indispensable beg for foundation to physique “the precise temple of knowledge.”

While commending the First Lady’s designation of education’s value, Obi said the government’s misplaced priorities revealed a deeper nationalist failure.

“If Nigeria volition rise, it volition not beryllium connected the wings of jets oregon the splendour of mansions, but connected the spot of minds formed successful classrooms and nourished successful libraries. Until then, the lament remains existent — we are finished,” helium said.