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The presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the February 2023 general election in Nigeria, Mr. Peter Obi, has said that Nigeria's problems are far bigger than the crises that his party is presently experiencing.

He made the remarks during an appearance on HaveYourSay247, an interactive online session with Nigerians.

The former Anambra State governor told the host Rudolf Okonkwo that though he doesn't have control over the Labour Party, he is confident that the crises rocking it will soon be resolved amicably.

"Whatever is happening in the Labour Party is so minute compared to what is happening in the country. So, for me, it is something we will resolve amicably, and it is not anything to worry about. Let's worry about the country and how the average Nigeria would be able to have a means of livelihood to feed themselves," he said.

During the session, the former governor also spoke extensively on sundry issues. Commenting on insinuations that he does not use his influence as the leader of the Labour Party to ensure the party conducts itself orderly, Mr. Obi said that he has no interest in being the party's leader but only to make sure things are done properly.

"We have a more desperate situation to make the party function properly. Parties are just a means to be able to contest elections, and being the leader of a party does not reduce the price of food. What I want to see is that the average Nigerian lives in a society where they have access to education, access to healthcare and a means of livelihood," Obi said.

He also reiterated that he has moved on following the final decision of the Supreme Court on the presidential election, even though he does not agree with it.

On the need for the Labour Party to make accounts of campaign funds available to the public, Obi said that he could only encourage everyone who received funds to account for them.

"The party account is not under my control," he explained. "We have appointed an external auditor to look into it, and anytime they come up with their results, we will make it public. Monies were received by different groups, and I have said that people who received money should account for it. You have seen one of the campaign accounts managed by Aisha Yesufu, which she has made public.

"We have asked everyone at all levels who collected campaign funds to account for it. It is necessary," he said.

The presidential candidate further said that he is going to go around to the places where they think people made donations to say thank you. "If I received their donation, I will let them know, and if I didn't, I will also let them know so they will know who they gave it to and ask questions."

Responding to a question on whether he would be willing to tell Nigerians about his assets, the former governor said he couldn't talk about his assets because he was not in power. "It is not necessary for me to say my assets, but what I can tell Nigerians is that I am not a poor man, and nobody can accuse me of stealing government money," he said.

Thundafireseun:

Yet you can’t fix the problems in LP

But you want to Fix Nigeria

She you Dey whine us

helinues:
Cover your face with something.

Are the LP executives up to 20? If you claimed you want to rescue Nigeria, how come you are unable to rescue the party you contested under in just a year after the election.

helinues:
Cover your face with something.

Are the LP executives up to 20? If you claimed you want to rescue Nigeria, how come you are unable to rescue the party you contested under in just a year after the election.

helinues:
Cover your face with something.

Are the LP executives up to 20? If you claimed you want to rescue Nigeria, how come you are unable to rescue the party you contested under in just a year after the election.

Afamed:
The One that can not solve Labour party problems as small as they are, how will he be able to solve Nigeria problems which are far bigger than Labour party like he said?

Afamed:
The One that can not solve Labour party problems as small as they are, how will he be able to solve Nigeria problems which are far bigger than Labour party like he said?

Truly Judas Iscariot does not think before he talks

Lizzysamuel:
Your party APC chairman just got suspended by APC.

Stop poking into other people's affair.

Lizzysamuel:
Shut up Helinues. APC just suspended her party chairman.

Hypocrite

Urheadmaster:
How many borehole have you donated to the people in your community

Juliusganduje:
Hi, I'm Ajibola Onanuga from the presidency. What do you do for a living?

Juliusganduje:
Do you want to replace Obi in labour party?

Lizzysamuel:
[quote author=Cindypresh post=129458602]I don't expect sense from someone who supported and defended buhari for 8 wasted years.

I'll forgive you

Modified

Voluntary slaves everywhere...tueh

Forumites:
No worry. Just mention your village make Obi come drop one bore hole. It’s obvious that you guys are paid to monitor anything about this man. You guys are not working hard enough. Ask darling daddy of vulturemeatgriller. 😂😂

Lizzysamuel:
Like Party chairman like his Oga.

Crooks in power.

Tell your armed robber party chairman to go and clear his corrupt name. That's the least the officials that sacked him need.

Stop running around like headless chicken

helinues:
Those are the typical Peter Obi supporters on this forum. What's the correlation with what they quote?

Like the principal, like the supporters

Afamed:
Go and read the latest punch news, you will be updated.

Inconsequential entity

helinues:
Those are the typical Peter Obi supporters on this forum. What's the correlation with what they quote?

Like the principal, like the supporters

Thundafireseun:

Yet you can’t fix the problems in LP

But you want to Fix Nigeria

She you Dey whine us

Afamed:
Go and read the latest punch news, you will be updated.

Inconsequential entity

helinues:
Those are the typical Peter Obi supporters on this forum. What's the correlation with what they quote?

Like the principal, like the supporters
Modified: Imagine their attitudes, they deliberately derail this thread because they couldn't defend the nonsense Peter Obi was saying. I hope mods do the justification

Cindypresh:
Worry about the worsening state of the country.

Worry about high unemployment rate

Worry about high inflation

Worry about you criminal dollar stuffing Apc party chairman.

Worry about your life haba

Lizzysamuel:
And Oke Aro dropout like you, have started crying

Cindypresh:
I don't expect sense from someone who supported and defended buhari for 8 wasted years.

I'll forgive you

duro4chang:
You just need to have your head examined

duro4chang:
The Agulu bigot has started talking rubish.

Afamed:
Go and read the latest punch news, you will be updated.

Inconsequential entity

helinues:
Cover your face with something.

Are the LP executives up to 20? If you claimed you want to rescue Nigeria, how come you are unable to rescue the party you contested under in just a year after the election.

Late Ojukwu brought you to APGA, you swore heaven and earth not to leave the party, less than a year after your second term as Anambra state government, you abandoned same party, like used and dumped.

GEJ'S reelection lured you to Pdp, the party used to be the best curry for Taiwan rice, infact you contested as Vice president to Atiku in 2019 under same party, sensing that the Pdp presidential ticket won't be sure for him ( He would have actually been disgraced at the primary), you quickly ran to LP, you no dey give shishi but you got the LP presidential ticket by slapping all the executives.

LP, SDP, APGA have been political parties for years in Nigeria maintaining their standard, the moment you joined LP, dissary started. How come party like SDP, APGA are able to keep their house in order that LP can't.

Definitely, Peter Obi is the bad omen, any party he goes, wahala must happen sha ni.

Anyways, he should just forget about being a Nigeria president , we have seen all his charades.

bhella10:
Have you solved the so called small problem for us to see the writing on the wall?

Lizzysamuel:
Dropout go and sleep

Cindypresh:
Iragbiji cocaine sniffer has failed to prove Obi wrong