Peter obi

Peter Obi, the presidential candidate for the Labour Party, responded to Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, the presidential candidate for the All Progressive Congress, by claiming that a stingy person would be better for the nation.

Speaking at a gathering in Akure, Obi acknowledged that he is frugal yet responsible with public finances.

Obi claimed that the country will be safer in his hands because, despite being stingy, he will be able to invest in the country’s development in other areas such as education, health, and the economy.

His words were: “Yes they said l am stingy, but we are not out to steal the nation’s wealth but all we want to do is to use the nation’s money for our people and development of this country 

“They said that I’m stingy, we want stingy people now, so that we can keep the money. We want to make sure we use your money to transform the country. 

“This election that is coming now, don’t vote for anybody because of tribe but vote for someone that will move the country forward.

“This election is about character and people we can trust. Everybody knows the schools my running mate and I attended. You all know our age, our schools and everything about us. Our background are known.

“When I was the governor in Anambra, everybody knows what I did, all the works I did. When I left government, I left $150m, everybody knows this, they know where I live, you can go and verify.

With the LP in charge, he claimed, the nation would be more safe since “the entire Nigeria is insecure, people are living in agony and starvation.” Nigeria needs to be stabilized and unified. Nigeria needs to transition from consumption to production.

“No more schools strikes. We will support small businesses. No Nigerians will leave his or her community because of insecurity. We guarantee you that insecurity will stop. We want to fight corruption. We will make sure that we have electricity”

“The presidency is not a birthright of any of the ethnic groups in the country but said a credible, prudent and responsible leaders should be voted to power in 2023.

“We don’t want anybody to say that it is my turn, we want to change Nigeria for better. Our children will be in school, we don’t want people to run out of Nigeria again. We want to structure Nigeria for development. We want to build a better Nigeria, so go out and support us.

“So go and pick your PVCs and vote for Labour Party and make sure that they count the vote. I’m the only Governor that left good money in office as far as the history of Anambra State is concerned. 

“We will make sure that our security men work in a conducive environment and their families will be okay so that they can protect the citizens very well.

“We’ll instal structures that will work in Nigerian.

According to reports, the Northern Elders Forum (NEF) has urged Igbos to back Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s presidential candidate.

According to NEF, the South East’s residents shouldn’t point the finger at anyone if an Igbo man doesn’t win the presidency in 2023 because they failed to back Obi.

Dr. Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, spokesman for the Northern Elders Forum (NEF), said as much yesterday, denying any claims that the region has chosen a candidate for the upcoming presidential election in February 2023.

In response, he encouraged the ruling class to take the initiative and set the agenda rather than just watching politicians run the country as they like.

“We got our fingers burnt in 2015 and that is why we are being careful this time. We are saying that the best candidate should be allowed to win the election.”

According to him, “all the elites in Nigeria are in hostages and captives of politicians but we must remove ourselves from that bondage. So, we will reach out to elite from the other regions and together we will welcome any presidential candidate who says he has solution to Nigeria’s problems. We worry about the South East. We don’t know whether they are in support of Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of Labour Party or not. The nation can see what is happening now and if the South East fails to line up behind Obi, they should not blame anybody.

“If the Igbo believe it is time for them, they should support Obi, reach out to other Nigerians and tell them they are supporting Obi not because he is an Igbo man but because he is the best. We will give our support to the best man who can heal the wounds in the land because actually, everybody in Nigeria is marginalised right now,” he said.

He exhorted the residents of the South-East to make sure that all politicians are permitted to conduct open campaigns there. Additionally, he encouraged President Muhammadu Buhari to make sure that everyone may campaign in a secure environment.

“Nigeria has a future but we must work very hard to secure it. Let the best candidate win and let us accept whoever that wins so that we can begin the process of rebuilding Nigeria.