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Peter Obi Questions Why Nigeria Did Not Declare World Poverty Day Public Holiday

Obi said Nigeria’s poverty rate rose from 40.1% in 2019 to 56.2% in 2023 and warned that growth means little without better living conditions.

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The presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, Peter Obi, has questioned why Nigeria did not declare the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty a public holiday, saying the occasion should have been used for national reflection on rising poverty. Obi made the remarks in a post marking the international day, arguing that […] Peter Obi questions why Nigeria did not declare World Poverty Day public holiday

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Daily Post Nigeria broke the news in Nigeria on Saturday, October 17, 2026.
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