Obi challenges Tinubu to account for ₦15.8trn subsidy savings, loans, power and healthcare
Photo: Peter Obi · Source: The Pledge (2023)
Peter Obi has challenged President Tinubu to account for the 15.8 trillion naira said to have been saved from fuel subsidy removal, plus more than 100 billion dollars borrowed.
Key points
- Peter Obi has challenged President Tinubu to account for the 15.8 trillion naira said to have been saved from fuel subsidy removal, plus more than 100 billion dollars borrowed.
- He wants clear figures on how many Nigerians left poverty, how many children returned to school, and how power and healthcare have improved.
He wants clear figures on how many Nigerians left poverty, how many children returned to school, and how power and healthcare have improved.
Editor's note, 8 Nov 2026: this story now carries NewsFlux's full account of Obi's subsidy challenge; our earlier brief on the same challenge points here.
Why this matters
Obi wants Tinubu to account for ₦15.8trn in subsidy savings and over $100bn borrowed — and to show what changed for Nigerians.
Latest developments
First published 8 Nov 2026.
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