Peter Obi: I’m not stingy, I only use public funds for public good

Presidential candidate of Labour Party, Peter Obi, has corrected the notion that he is a stingy man, saying he only likes to use public money for public good.

The former Anambra state governor stated this known at the Matter Dei Catholic Church on the occasion of an interdenominational Prayer Meeting organized by the Catholic Action of Nigeria, Umuahia Diocesan Chapter on Saturday.

According to The Punch, the event had in attendance dignitaries which include; Abia State governorship candidate of Labour Party, Dr. Alex Otti, Sen. Victor Ume of Anambra State; the Methodist Prelate, Kalu Uche; Christian Association of Nigeria, Abia Chairman, Apostle Agomuo; and Abia State chairman, Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria among others.

Obi said, “I am not stingy. I use public money for public good.”

He also urged Nigerians to subject all the presidential candidates in the 2023 election to proper scrutiny, warning that failure to do that may result to anarchy.

Obi described as unacceptable that despite the huge resources God has deposited in Nigeria, many people still endure hunger and “don’t know when the next meal will come.”

He said he neither took anything nor received anything from anybody while he was governing Anambra State, adding that he preserved the state funds for the Anambra people.

He stressed the need to transform the Nigerian economy from consumption to production, noting that as a president, “within two years, massive development will span across the states and make border cities to be one.”

In his speech, Otti said the time had come for Nigeria and Abia State to be taken over by a fresh political party.

“Obi shares and practices frugality; if we want to fix this country, we have to cut the cost of governance,” Otti said.

Obi was earlier at the residence of Governor of Abia State, Okezie Ikpeazu, before proceeding to the event.