By BONIFACE AKARAH

The Peter Obi Media Office has challenged the Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake, and the All Progressives Congress (APC) to explain what President Bola Tinubu has achieved with his victory in the 2023 presidential election, arguing that electoral success should be measured by its impact on citizens’ lives.

The challenge was contained in a statement dated October 10, 2026, and signed by Idris Zekeri Jnr, spokesman for the Peter Obi Media Office (POMR), which accused Alake and the APC Presidential Campaign Council of concentrating on disputing Obi’s claim that he won the election rather than accounting for the administration’s performance.

The media office said Nigerians were more concerned about economic hardship, rising living costs, poverty and insecurity than continued arguments over the election result.

“As Alake focuses on disputing Obi’s claim, millions of Nigerians are evaluating the substance of the mandate President Tinubu has assumed. What has that ‘victory’ delivered to ordinary citizens apart from escalating economic hardship, higher living costs, worsening poverty, and intensifying insecurity under a government marked by grandiosity and corruption?” the statement asked.

POMR argued that winning an election should not be treated as an end in itself, saying the purpose of political authority was to improve the welfare of citizens.

“Winning an election is not an objective in itself; it confers a responsibility to govern effectively and enhance citizens’ welfare,” the statement said.

It added that leadership should be judged by tangible results rather than the ability to win an election or defend its outcome in court.

The media office acknowledged that the courts affirmed the official result of the 2023 presidential election but maintained that the judicial outcome did not exempt the administration from public scrutiny.

“We recognise that the courts affirmed the official result of the 2023 presidential election. Nevertheless, a legal victory does not amount to successful governance, nor does it place an administration beyond public examination and accountability,” it said.

The statement also challenged Alake to provide answers on the administration’s economic and security record instead of focusing primarily on criticism of the opposition.

“Where is the relief Nigerians were promised? Where is the economic prosperity? Where are the security, affordability, and renewed hope that responsible leadership should provide?” POMR asked.

It said the country’s economic difficulties had left many citizens more concerned about their daily survival than political disputes.

“Nigerians have little interest in perpetual political disputes as their purchasing power declines and the daily struggle to survive becomes more severe,” the statement said.

The media office urged Alake to respond directly to what it described as the central question facing the administration: what ordinary Nigerians had gained from Tinubu’s electoral victory.

“Victory should be measured not by what politicians celebrate at the polls but by what people can celebrate in their homes, workplaces, farms, and communities,” it said.

POMR concluded that Nigeria needed a government focused on delivering measurable results and answering questions about the country’s condition, rather than concentrating on discrediting political opponents.