2023 Presidency: Why My Opponents Are Criticizing Me – Peter Obi

Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s (LP) presidential candidate, claims that his opponents are criticizing him because they think he is frugal with public funds.

Obi, who made the statement on Friday at a campaign event in Jos, the capital of Plateau State, however, claimed that Nigeria will need a leader just like him in 2023.

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The former governor of Anambra State argued that using public monies responsibly is preferable to swapping accusations of stealing money from the government, as other contenders have been doing.

He claims that there is no corruption charge against either him or his running mate, Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed.

The Labour Party candidate claimed that for Nigeria to be repositioned, it needs a leader who is frugal and has a culture of saving.

The obidient movement, according to Obi, is about Nigerians who desire to live in a better nation and is not just another political party.

The Obi-Datti media team released a statement in which he was cited as saying the following to the crowd of supporters at the Rwang Pam Stadium: “What is needed in this country going forward is a leader that will stop wastages and begin the rebuilding of a new Nigeria that the people will be loyal and faithful to, not to their various political parties.

“Obi noted that the only accusation against him is stinginess, but remarked that Nigeria needs a stingy person to safeguard its resources and deploy them appropriately.

“Obi told the Gbong Gwom Jos, Da Jacob Gyang Buba when he paid him homage in his palace that saving is a character formation, noting that while other candidates accused themselves of stealing government money, the only accusation against him was stinginess, adding that it is time for Nigerian leaders to stop wastages in government.