The 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi has condemned the renovation of the International Conference Centre in Abuja by President Bola Tinubu’s administration.
Obi said the use of N39 billion to renovate the facility can only be described as a misplaced priority by the government in power.
The facility’s renovation was carried out by the Federal Capital Territory Administration under the leadership of Nyesom Wike.
It was commissioned on Tuesday, June 10, by President Tinubu.
However, reacting to the renovation and commissioning of the project, Obi said the present administration has been working against the Nigerian masses to favour the rich.
According to the former governor of Anambra State, the rich are having the best time of their lives while the poor masses continue to die in droves.
He called on the Nigerian government at all levels to work towards investing in education rather than being wasteful with public funds.
He said, “FCTA could afford to claim that it renovated a structure that is in good shape with N39 billion.”
The N39 billion used to renovate the international conference centre would have been better used for issues that would benefit the school children who are in dire need of such investment.
“N39 billion would have been used to procure thousands and thousands of computers that would have benefited the schools because the children who are leaders would have benefited from it. They are the leaders of tomorrow.
He also condemned the fact that teachers across schools in the FCT have been on strike for over three months due to non-payment of salaries and welfare.
