2027: Obi vows to cut governance costs, tackle corruption
Oil-rich Nigeria can tackle its cost-of-living crisis in part by fighting government waste, presidential candidate Peter Obi told AFP, as politicians jostle to lead Africa’s most populous country.– Violence, poverty linked – Though the security at the hotel his team had gathered in was typical for the Nigerian capital, it offered a reminder of the country’s myriad conflicts — guards sweeping cars before clearing them for entry, courtyard walls topped with an electric fencing, metal detectors in the lobby.
Obi, a former governor from southeastern Nigeria, spoke to AFP Tuesday evening in Abuja, as campaigns get under way for January elections set to be defined by the economy and security.
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