What will Peter Obi do Differently?
#4. Health: “We need to make our hospitals places where doctors and nurses want to work, not where they plan their exit. Government should see healthcare as a security issue because a sick nation cannot defend itself or compete globally.” - Peter Obi
Primary healthcare centres in every ward: Establish fully functional, properly managed, and staffed primary healthcare centres (with essential drugs, basic diagnostics, and personnel) in all 8,809 electoral wards. Aim for at least 50% of Nigeria’s 30,000 primary healthcare centres to be fully operational by the end of a first term (noting that only 10–20% currently function effectively). This decentralised approach is meant to bring care closer to communities, ease pressure on secondary/tertiary hospitals, and lower maternal/child mortality.
Expand health insurance coverage: More than double coverage from around 10% (or lower in some statements) to over 20% within four years, drawing lessons from successful systems (e.g., discussions with US experts on primary and emergency care models). Goal: make quality care accessible and affordable for more Nigerians and reduce catastrophic out-of-pocket spending.
Raise healthcare funding: Increase the healthcare budget to a minimum of 10% of GDP (from current levels below 5%). He criticises low capital releases (e.g., citing cases where only a tiny fraction of appropriated funds reach primary care) and contrasts this with higher spending on items like election-related costs, calling for reordering priorities so health is treated as a national security and development issue.
Train, equip, and retain healthcare workers: Massively expand training of nurses and other professionals; adequately staff facilities; supply equipment and essential medicines; and create conditions so doctors and nurses want to stay in Nigeria rather than emigrate. Improve maternal and child healthcare and focus on prevention, immunisation, and management of common diseases at community level.
Overall mindset: Treat healthcare (with education) as the twin pillars of human capital. Redirect savings from reduced waste, governance costs, or subsidy reforms toward these sectors. Emphasise consistency across administrations, local drug manufacturing where feasible, and viewing a “sick nation” as unable to compete or defend itself.
This is Samuel Danjuma Shekwolo — the glorified APC street thug still cosplaying as “Chairman” of Kuje Area Council. Last seen on camera, performing like a half-trained circus monkey for an audience of exactly two, snarling threats that anyone who dare not vote APC in 2027 should pack up and vacate the area.
I would wager my last drop of petrol that this self-anointed village emperor has never so much as opened the 1999 Constitution (as amended). When you are scraped from the political gutter, hosed down, and force-fed into office, you don’t need to understand the law — you simply declare yourself provincial Pharaoh and dare anyone to correct you.
We have received with great sadness reports that the Chairman of Kuje Area Council, FCT, Samuel Danjuma Shekwolo, has threatened those who will not vote for or support the APC in the area to immediately leave.
This is a direct threat to democracy. We firmly reject such statements.
Nigerians have the fundamental right to freely choose whom to support.
Threatening citizens for refusing to back a party that has brought nothing but shame, hardship, and disgrace to the nation is not only an attack on democracy but a gross assault on human decency and the Constitution.
No public official has the authority to dictate political choices or drive people out of their homes for exercising their democratic rights.
We therefore demand that Chairman Samuel Danjuma Shekwolo immediately and publicly withdraw these dangerous statements and tender an unreserved apology to the people of Kuje area council and all Nigerians at large.
The era of tagging the security agents to these kinda videos is forever gone.
Whoever is in Kuje, & won’t be supporting the APC, should get ready to defend themselves with anything at their disposal.
Nobody has the monopoly of madness or violence. That thing the APC is looking for, they will get it, come 2027.
Nigeria must be OK and free of criminals!
Hola @JoanLaportaFCB. Com a soci del Barça des de fa 45 anys sol·licito que aquest dijous es convidi a la llotja al menor seguidor del Barça agredit per les hordes feixistes uniformades de manera injustificada a Elx. Seria un acte de dignitat i justícia. M'ajudeu amb RT?
The presidential candidates of the APC and the ADC, President Bola Tinubu and Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, were conspicuously absent from the Peace Accord signing and the NBA event in Port Harcourt.
Only the presidential candidate of our great party, the NDC, His Excellency Mr. Peter Obi, has been the only major candidate in this election attending these important events.
Nigerians do not need people who are too big to talk to them.
Our candidate has been readily available, meeting and talking with Nigerians.
You’re first an Obidient because of the first three letters of the word itself: “Obi.”
Secondly, we are voting for Peter Obi, not “Obidients.” Obidients are represented on the ballot through Peter Obi and the political party under which he is contesting.
Currently, that party is the NDC, and the NDC is the party whose name and logo will appear on the ballot.
#NigeriaWillBeOk
The intimidation have started as usual
They did more than this in 2023 we should expect more intimadation from them
That’s the only way they get to keep power but we must never give in to their intimidation
@iamHSDickson Something needs to be done fast about this
People were stuck in traffic for over 72 hrs while traveling state to state. People got information about it and decided to borrow money from friends and family to fly. Others were afraid of being kidnapped if they use the road. Flights is cheaper than ransom money.
The airports got full.
Another person said it’s because Tinubu is doing so well that’s why airport is full because people now have more money to spend on flight. (Higher purchasing power)
This is the country we are living in. Some people call white as black.
Dear Lagosians,
When @GRVlagos and myself take office as Governor and Deputy Governor of Lagos State, we will do EVERYTHING necessary to ensure that nobody has to endure this kind of pain in Lagos State again.
All outstanding pensions and entitlements will be paid in full, to ensure that those who laboured for us in the past will no longer be full of regret, and those in office now, witnessing these distressing scenes, will not feel the need to line their pockets as insurance.
Transparency and accountability will be the cornerstones upon which our administration will be built, and we certainly will not be caught dead donating the sweat of Lagosians to foolish causes when Lagosians are themselves suffering.
We will Make Èkó Great Again.
#MEGA2027
#VoteGRV
#VoteADC
APC met their match in Obidients and that's why they're going crazy.
They can't outdo Obidients in anything.
They can't even guilt trip Obidients.
That's why they have called Obidients every name possible.
From 4 people in a room, to Fascists to Mob to Bigots. Yet we stand!