Peter Obi denies asking soldiers to reject salary increase 

The 2027 Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, statesmanlike candidate, Peter Obi, has described arsenic mendacious the study that helium asked Nigerian soldiers to cull the wage summation approved by President Bola Tinubu.

Obi said this successful a station connected his verified X grip connected Tuesday, calling connected Nigerians and the Armed Forces to disregard the report.

“I privation to code a caller study that falsely attributes a connection to me, suggesting that Nigerian soldiers should garbage immoderate wage increments until aft the elections. This assertion is wholly untrue,” helium said.

DAILY POST recalls that President Tinubu had approved wage increases of betwixt 30 and 80 per cent for unit of the equipped forces, effectual September 1, 2026.

The wage package, which is expected to payment astir 250,000 personnel, volition rise the yearly wage measure for the equipped forces from N660bn to N924bn, according to the President’s Special Adviser connected Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga.

In response, the erstwhile Anambra authorities politician said his respect for members of the information forces remained unwavering, adding that helium had consistently advocated capable equipment, information ...