{"id":67273,"date":"2022-06-25T12:51:50","date_gmt":"2022-06-25T11:51:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/2023-presidency-peter-obi-is-overrated-he-is-just-a-trader-joe-igbokwe"},"modified":"2022-06-25T14:02:50","modified_gmt":"2022-06-25T13:02:50","slug":"2023-presidency-peter-obi-is-overrated-he-is-just-a-trader-joe-igbokwe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/2023-presidency-peter-obi-is-overrated-he-is-just-a-trader-joe-igbokwe","title":{"rendered":"2023 Presidency: Peter Obi is overrated, he is just a trader \u2013 Joe Igbokwe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Lagos State, Joe Igbokwe has criticized the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Peter Obi over his anti- infrastructure comment<\/p>\n<p>Igbokwe said Obi was an overrated presidential candidate.<\/p>\n<p>He recounted a recent comment by Obi where he condemned President Muhammadu Buhari\u2019s system of stimulating the economy through infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p>The former Anambra State governor had said: \u201cYou can\u2019t use infrastructure to drive economic growth.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou invest in education and the SME (Small, Medium Enterprises) sector instead to deal with poverty.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Recalling the comment, Igbokwe stressed that the LP presidential candidate was \u201cjust a trader.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In his Facebook post, Igbokwe wrote: \u201cSomebody who wants to be the President of Nigeria is telling you that infrastructure does not drive the economy in the 21st Century and you are taking that person seriously. Peter [Obi] is overrated in Nigeria. He is just a trader.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cObiano built the Anambra International Airport, built the Awka flyover bridge. Which one did Mr Obi build in 8 years? \u201c<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\">Nigeria<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Lagos State, Joe Igbokwe has criticized the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Peter Obi over his anti- infrastructure comment Igbokwe said Obi was an overrated presidential candidate. 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