Obi of Onitsha: Politicians have abandoned governance for 2027 politics
The Obi of Onitsha, Igwe Nnaemeka Achebe, has expressed concern that political attention across the country has shifted towards the 2027 general elections while hunger, poverty, and insecurity continue to afflict millions of Nigerians.
Speaking during the 2025 Ofala Festival in Onitsha, Anambra State, on Friday, the monarch said the political class’ neglect of governance for early alliances ahead of the next elections was worsening the country’s economic and social challenges.
Achebe warned that abandoning governance in pursuit of political ambition could further deepen hardship and instability nationwide.
He lamented that ordinary Nigerians were bearing the brunt of the neglect as living costs continue to rise despite ongoing economic reforms.