The presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 presidential election, Peter Obi, has revealed that the Nigerian Government is giving national awards to those who “stole the country dry”.

Speaking on Saturday in a graduation ceremony at Pace Setters Academy in Abuja, Peter Obi stated that while the country is busy awarding looters, it is failing to recognise the roles played by teachers in moulding the “leaders of the tomorrow.” adding that the government have low understanding of the importance of education.

His words read in part, “Education is the most important thing any nation needs. It is the foundation of development. If you don’t have an educated citizenry, you can’t have a healthy society. You can’t pull people out of poverty without education. This is because the more people you ensure get education, the more they would be able to pull themselves out of poverty.

“We can’t have 20 million out-of-school children and start to talk about development tomorrow. That is why we need to invest in education. During our campaigns, we said we will invest in public schools and private schools. We talked about having a budget for every child in a way that the budget for each child will be paid to their respective schools, whether private or public.

Peter Obi continued by saying in his term as the governor of Anambra State, he didn’t have private school because there is no private child in Nigeria - while reinstating that he equipped schools with computers and other necessary facilities. And if he have his way, education will have the highest budget and teachers will be celebrated. "They are the ones moulding the children." He said.

While referencing a teacher, Akeem Badaru, from St Michaels School, Ogun State - for winning the Cambridge best teacher award globally. Obi said, “Many Nigerians did not know. We are busy giving national awards to those who stole the country dry,”

Source: https://www.zionie.com/read/fg-giving-national-awards-to-looters-peter-obi-says

Love this man,

The original commander in chief and GCFr.

Nigeria dodged prosperity by allowing Yakubu mamoud of INEC to rig obi out

Very true

I think this man bitterness has gone to his head .

Truth be told... the National awards are not what they used to be...now imagine a criminal handing out one.. when Obi gets there, he should change the name of the award, look at the list from time immemorial, drive out the worthy ones and re-gift these awards to the right persons, with little achievers award to secondary and university students who merited it.

That's Saint Obi speaking. The man who invested $30million of Anambra State money in his family business and still didn't consider himself a thief. In China, he would have been beheaded for that offence long ago. He wouldn't have had the opportunity to be criticizing his fellow thieves while claiming sainthood. Nonsense!

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That's Saint Obi speaking. The man who invested $30million of Anambra State money in his family business and still didn't consider himself a thief. In China, he would have been beheaded for that offence long ago. He wouldn't have had the opportunity to be criticizing his fellow thieves while claiming sainthood. Nonsense!

Bad belle

Losers will always cry. That has been from time immemorial.

That's why educated elites like Chimamanda Adichie rejected it point blank clear.

But think of it in other way, if the national award is to go by competence and merit, some aspect of this country's region will be conspicuously neglected.

For e.g if you're awarding best teachers, best student in WAEC and JAMB, best runned school etc some region in this country will be rejected.

This man was PDP (chop I chop party) until 2022.

You will not believe this Pandora criminal saying this is the same bastard that refuse to pay lecturer n doctors over a year while he was governor in Anambra.

This cursed God forsaken bastard think we are all deluded like his senseless tribesmen that are plagued with selective amnesia.

Oloshious oloriburuku Pandora fellow !

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Love this man,

The original commander in chief and GCFr.

Nigeria dodged prosperity by allowing Yakubu mamoud of INEC to rig obi out

Don't let Keyamo and Fani-Kayode hear this, Otherwise you will be in trouble.