Economic growth meaningless if citizens are getting poorer – Peter Obi slams Tinubu

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Key context: <img width="1200" height="720" src="https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Peter-Obi-and-Tinubu.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin: auto; margin-bottom: 5px;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async" srcset="https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Peter-Obi-and-Tinubu.jpg 1200w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Peter-Obi-and-Tinubu-300x180.jpg 300w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Peter-Obi-and-Tinubu-400x240.jpg 400w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Peter-Obi-and-Tinubu-590x354.jpg 590w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Peter-Obi-and-Tinubu-1000x600.jpg 1000w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Peter-Obi-and-Tinubu-1000x600.jpg 1000w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Peter-Obi-and-Tinubu-1024x614.jpg 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" /><p>The presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, Peter Obi, has criticised Nigeria’s economic situation, saying economic growth is meaningless if citizens continue to become poorer. Obi made the remark in a post on X on Saturday, marking the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty. He argued that rising poverty levels showed that [&#8230;]</p> <p><a href="https://dailypost.ng/2026/10/17/economic-growth-meaningless-if-citizens-are-getting-poorer-peter-obi-slams-tinubu/">Economic growth meaningless if citizens are getting poorer – Peter Obi slams Tinubu</a></p> This development from dailypost.ng highlights ongoing changes in the sector.