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Obi Knocks FG, Says Stop Financial Indiscipline, Focus On Nation’s Devt

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The Presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Peter Obi on Monday expressed concerns about President Bola Tinubu-led administration’s alleged lack of economic discipline.

Speaking in a post shared via his verified X page, Obi lamented that Nigeria’s average tertiary school enrollment is less than 15%, saying it is inconceivable that the government allocated N6 billion and N4 billion for the National Assembly parking lots and recreational facilities, respectively.

According to him, secondary school enrollment in Nigeria is only 28%, while the global average is still 80%, in a post on his X Twitter on Monday.

He said: “As the giant of Africa that we are, I remain concerned about our fiscal indiscipline as a nation. Imagine the situation in our education sector, where the global average of secondary school enrollment is above 80 per cent, while in Nigeria it is 28 per cent.

“The global average of tertiary school enrollment is above 55 per cent, while Nigeria is less than 15 per cent. Yet our budget for the National Assembly car parks is N6 billion. The budget for the National Assembly recreational facilities is N4 billion.

“Approved for the construction of hostels in 12 tertiary institutions is just N1 billion. It is time for us to stop this financial indiscipline and embrace financial discipline by prioritising the allocation of resources to the critical areas of human and national development.”

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