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Governor Obi Bows Out Of Politics by Ijeleigbo(m): 8:02pm On Jun 30, 2013 |
Chairman of South-East Governors’s Forum and Anambra State Governor, Mr. Peter Obi has announced his retirement from active politics. The Governor, who disclosed this on Sunday, said he would quit active politics at the end of his current tenure in March 2014. He spoke at the thanksgiving service and award ceremony to mark the end of the 2nd Session of the 15th Synod of the Anglican Diocese of Enugu at the St. Bartholomew’s Church, Asata, Enugu. “A very prominent person called me today and asked me, what is your plan concerning politics after your current tenure, I’m telling you now what I told him. “For me, I have come to the end of it; I want to quit and rest. However, I have been praying to God that for the sake of the good people of Anambra State, please give them somebody like Peter Obi. “The level of greed in Nigeria is overwhelming, where people can’t see the suffering of other people, they are just accumulating wealth, for me, it is time to go. “I wonder why one person should own a house in Ikoyi, Asokoro, Dubai and he is not using them for anything, people accumulate what they don’t need, it is madness, the level of greed in Nigeria is intolerable. “I want all of us to be praying for Nigeria, so that God will touch the heart of our leaders to use public money for the people. In Anambra State we have never borrowed money despite all the works we are doing”. The Governor, who was quite emotional lamented the level of financial waste in government, stressing “the cost of running a governor’s office in Nigeria is too much. “When I came in as Governor, I discovered that the state had 70 workers in Abuja office, apart from their salary we spend close to 15 million maintaining that office. They have nothing doing there than to come to the airport and welcome me, constituting nuisance, so we re-deployed the workers and closed down the place. Till date, we have not missed them, which means they were really doing nothing there”. “I urge all of us to pray for greedy people in this country; they are accumulating what they don’t need, stop accumulating things for your children”, he charged politicians, stressing that he had never bought a car for any of his children. “I have told them to buy cars when they make their money, I have also never celebrated birthday for them. They can do that when they leave my house. We should stop wasting public fund”. — |
Re: Governor Obi Bows Out Of Politics by Nobody: 8:35pm On Jun 30, 2013 |
level of greed indeed! 1 Like |
Re: Governor Obi Bows Out Of Politics by otokx(m): 8:47pm On Jun 30, 2013 |
Governor Obi speaks well but then hope its not the usual Nigerian ostrich syndrome where they say the right things and do the opposite. 1 Like |
Re: Governor Obi Bows Out Of Politics by Ijeleigbo(m): 8:50pm On Jun 30, 2013 |
otokx: Governor Obi speaks well but then hope its not the usual Nigerian ostrich syndrome where they say the right things and do the opposite. Do you believe this bulls-hit he's saying? Once a politician, always a politician.... |
Re: Governor Obi Bows Out Of Politics by Mrhod: 8:52pm On Jun 30, 2013 |
Apostle Obi speakin, our leader no d right n best tin 2 do, why doin d opposite? |
Re: Governor Obi Bows Out Of Politics by Johngreat(m): 9:03pm On Jun 30, 2013 |
hmmm! Wished it is true. |
Re: Governor Obi Bows Out Of Politics by Nobody: 9:05pm On Jun 30, 2013 |
Obi is one governor I know that has a conscience, check his antecedents, he is not a greedy politician. A very good Christian who understands the meaning of governance and can differentiate it from politics. Dear governor, as you retire from politics, I pray that the good lord who have sustained you all this while will also pay you back for the good things you have done for anambra state. |
Re: Governor Obi Bows Out Of Politics by Nobody: 10:26pm On Jun 30, 2013 |
Nigeria politics slogan is "If you can't beat them, you join them" but Peter Obi don't want to join them thats why He want to quit... He is right and I love his kind of person no matter what you people decide to say about his person, he is simply an example 1 Like |
Re: Governor Obi Bows Out Of Politics by Ijeleigbo(m): 10:41pm On Jun 30, 2013 |
spiritfada: Nigeria politics slogan is "If you can't beat them, you join them" but Peter Obi don't want to join them thats why He want to quit... He is right and I love his kind of person no matter what you people decide to say about his person, he is simply an example Hmmm......... Peter obi's Fan....... |
Re: Governor Obi Bows Out Of Politics by kufre2010(m): 10:43pm On Jun 30, 2013 |
This man is not greedy. May God bless him. Our politician are wasting money as if there is no tomorrow. Imagine borehole that is been dock with N120,000 wil b awarded for N20,000,000. A km of now is now been constructed with one or two billion naira but in Ghana equivalent N5millions is use for a km of road. Thise is why Hilary Clinton says if there was no road in Nigeria that 20km will b constructed with N28billion. May God help us. |
Re: Governor Obi Bows Out Of Politics by tpia5: 10:50pm On Jun 30, 2013 |
the level of greed and covetousness is very high. |
Re: Governor Obi Bows Out Of Politics by OAM4J: 1:28am On Jul 01, 2013 |
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