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Leaving Public Funds In The Bank Would Have Made Nigeria Very Wealthy- Peter Obi by omenka(op): 3:40pm On Oct 28
If Leaders Had Left Public Funds In Banks, Nigeria Would Be So Rich By Now That We Would Not Know What To Do With The Money — Peter Obi

The presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, has spoken about public funds, accountability and his record in education during a radio interview with Option FM in Akwanga, Nasarawa State, on Wednesday, October 28, 2026.

Speaking about money left in three different banks that generated interest, Obi said:

“I wish everybody in this country left money in the bank they have interest. Nigeria would have been so rich that we don’t know what to do with money.”


He further stated:

“In Nigeria, because it’s a criminalized place, the criminals will always come together to show what the honest person did. So in Nigeria, to be honest is to be a criminal. To be a criminal is to be honest.”

He added that if all Nigerian leaders had been leaving money in banks, the country would have accumulated so much wealth that it would not know what to do with it.

Speaking about his record as Anambra State governor, Obi said:

“I was the best in education, basic education as a governor. You can go and check the records. Oyeka Nweko is coming number one.”

He further stated that Professor Kole from Oxford University had visited Anambra State to witness the tremendous change in education.
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Re: Leaving Public Funds In The Bank Would Have Made Nigeria Very Wealthy- Peter Obi by omenka(op):
Ladies and gentlemen, behold the mindset of a presidential candidate!!!

grin grin
Re: Leaving Public Funds In The Bank Would Have Made Nigeria Very Wealthy- Peter Obi by SeverusSnape(m): 3:47pm On Oct 28
omenka:
Everyone, behold the mindset of a presidential candidate!!!

grin grin
What is the mindset of your own bed wetting drug pushing presidential candidate??

A failed thing, We have seen his own "mindset" and it's a monumental failure. Mtcheeww
Re: Leaving Public Funds In The Bank Would Have Made Nigeria Very Wealthy- Peter Obi by omenka(op): 3:49pm On Oct 28
“In Nigeria, because it’s a criminalized place, the criminals will always come together to show what the honest person did. So in Nigeria, to be honest is to be a criminal. To be a criminal is to be honest.”
A presidential candidate with the keys to unlock Nigeria's prosperity. See brain. 🤣🤣

Is it that this man simply doesn't know how to speak English or he's downright ultra slow upstairs? 😂
Re: Leaving Public Funds In The Bank Would Have Made Nigeria Very Wealthy- Peter Obi by omenka(op):
SeverusSnape:
What is the mindset of your own bed wetting drug pushing presidential candidate??

A failed thing, We have seen his own "mindset" and it's a monumental failure. Mtcheeww
Emeka, I totally agree with you and Gringori, saving money in the bank makes a wealthy nation. A round of applause for you both. 🤣

They'd soon claim APC tricked Gringori into making the statement. 🏃😅
Re: Leaving Public Funds In The Bank Would Have Made Nigeria Very Wealthy- Peter Obi by slivertongue: 3:53pm On Oct 28
Instead of stealing public funds invest it in financial instruments, instead of wasting and mismanaging public funds because of lack of ideas save it in banks against the rainy day. Saving part of Nigeria's earnings will reduce if not eliminate unnecessary borrowings to fund the budget.


Peter for President
Re: Leaving Public Funds In The Bank Would Have Made Nigeria Very Wealthy- Peter Obi by SeverusSnape(m): 3:54pm On Oct 28
omenka:
Emeka, I totally agree with you and Gringori, saving money in the bank makes a wealthy nation. A round of applause for you and Gringori. 🤣

They'd soon claim APC tricked Gringori into making the statement. 🏃😅
Muhammadu, What's the mindset of your bed wetting drug pushing presidential candidate ThieffffNUBUhuh
Re: Leaving Public Funds In The Bank Would Have Made Nigeria Very Wealthy- Peter Obi by PDPdestroyer(m): 4:02pm On Oct 28
I have witnessed many elections starting from 1991 with MKO/Tofa, and listened to many politicians during electioneering, Obi is the most retarded, no jokes. Crass tribalism, brainwashing and stark ignorance is the only fuel keeping his political fire burning
Re: Leaving Public Funds In The Bank Would Have Made Nigeria Very Wealthy- Peter Obi by yarimo(m): 4:03pm On Oct 28
Obi the biggest hypocrite in Nigeria has spoken
Re: Leaving Public Funds In The Bank Would Have Made Nigeria Very Wealthy- Peter Obi by AsomughaChuks02: 4:15pm On Oct 28
Peter Obi may not be well and we don't know. He talks like the mad man he infamously took advice from at Onitsha Upper Iweka.
Re: Leaving Public Funds In The Bank Would Have Made Nigeria Very Wealthy- Peter Obi by MEGAWATCH: 4:19pm On Oct 28
omenka:
Everyone, behold the mindset of a presidential candidate!!!

grin grin
I know you love people who steals public funds,


Thank God for using this post to expose your wicked self to Nigerians.


😂😂😂😂
Re: Leaving Public Funds In The Bank Would Have Made Nigeria Very Wealthy- Peter Obi by Lithiumite: 4:23pm On Oct 28
Another nonsensical statement from the pretender, LKY wannabe......how can a presidential candidate say such nonsense.......obvious his anambra misgovernance hang over is still very much stock in his head........doctors were on strike for 13 months,LGA elections couldn't hold for 8 years,no new schools built and insfrastructure debt stalled because obi thought it best to save the money in his own bank to yield interest for his bank.

No singular legacy projects because obi didn't see any need for it but rather keep the money for his bank to profit from whike hunger pervaded the state.

How can you boost the economy as a govt if you don't spend,these election season is so dry and less economic impact for the people because obi amd atiku aren't spending.
Re: Leaving Public Funds In The Bank Would Have Made Nigeria Very Wealthy- Peter Obi by chopnaira: 4:24pm On Oct 28
Peter Obi is just too dull. Give him a mic and the clown with demarket himself.

Re: Leaving Public Funds In The Bank Would Have Made Nigeria Very Wealthy- Peter Obi by helinues: 4:25pm On Oct 28
Yet Obi invested Anambra state money in Hero beer which according to Gov Soludo, it worth to nothing currently.

I guess Hero beer is now a bank

And claiming of leaving N7bn abi na how much, how much in billions of post cheque you issued to the state contractors which they can only cash out after your tenure. The money left after those ones cashed their cheque wasn't even up to a Billion.

Go and verify came back to either be false or exaggerated

I didn't borrow money or I will bow out from the election if anyone present evidence, Gov Soludo presented him with evidence of him borrowing, he couldn't even fulfill his own promise of bowing out from the election after he was bursted...

A presidential candidate who can't define the duty of president or proffer meaningful solutions to all the issue he has been condemning, not even a single interview of him responding coherently to any governance related questions or discussion and sone wicked people want such character to be Nigeria president. Tufiakwa

May we not see fire inside well. Amen
Re: Leaving Public Funds In The Bank Would Have Made Nigeria Very Wealthy- Peter Obi by GodPunishOsu: 4:25pm On Oct 28
If this is the best ibgo can put forward, I don't know how to rate their thinking
Re: Leaving Public Funds In The Bank Would Have Made Nigeria Very Wealthy- Peter Obi by itzadorable333:
omenka:
https://www.instagram.com/p/DfCmLH8MvyX/?xtok=Y3VwN2hiaHEwNjcw

Cc: Nlfpmod, Mynd44.
“I wish everybody in this country left money in the bank they have interest..." Hehehe And then what happens to the 'interest' when the currency is devalued or when inflation occurs? This my brother, it's well.
Re: Leaving Public Funds In The Bank Would Have Made Nigeria Very Wealthy- Peter Obi by helinues: 4:34pm On Oct 28
omenka:
A presidential candidate with the keys to unlock Nigeria's prosperity. See brain. 🤣🤣

Is it that this man simply doesn't know how to speak English or he's downright ultra slow upstairs? 😂
When he contested in 2023 with Datti, there was no documented manifestor. No comprehensive analysis about a particular issue, sector not to talk of solutions...

Still towards the 2027, NDC has no manifesto

That's why he always fumble whenever they asked him any governance related questions as he's not prepared .

Kwankwanso believe in Sharia, he introduced it as a governor in Kano state, abeg when did Obi or the Obidients start believing in Sharia law?

When Kwankwanso was Governor of Kano state, the Sharia he created destroyed so many beer bottles as they are Haram, Peter Obi in Anambra state in his own case invested the state money in Hero beer.

Those are just few if conflict of ideologies between Peter Obi and Kwankwanso. As president and vice, wouldn't such people fight physically as they won't agree on almost everything
Re: Leaving Public Funds In The Bank Would Have Made Nigeria Very Wealthy- Peter Obi by AndroBlaze:
What Nigerians don't know is this is what many senior military officers, civil servants and corrupt politicians have always done.

They budget huge sums for their parastatals, collect it in lump, put most of it in FDs in various banks, and live large on the interest generated.....and if EFCC or anyone suddenly comes calling, they refund the original sum that has lost value due to inflation. Then once they are out of office the cycle is repeated by their successors.


That's why a finance minister like Chief Edun would be seriously hated as he kept releasing money piece mill to them, which forces them to use it at it comes.

Anyway, if Obi ever comes to power again he has told all of you what he will do. So no one should make any noise when there is absolutely no development and only bank chiefs are sitting fat, announcing huge bonuses after bonuses for themselves.

Re: Leaving Public Funds In The Bank Would Have Made Nigeria Very Wealthy- Peter Obi by SeeWahala: 4:40pm On Oct 28
SeverusSnape:
Muhammadu, What's the mindset of your bed wetting drug pushing presidential candidate ThieffffNUBUhuh
His tilumbu would have rather embezzled the money undecided
Re: Leaving Public Funds In The Bank Would Have Made Nigeria Very Wealthy- Peter Obi by omenka(op): 4:49pm On Oct 28
[quote author=chopnaira post=141034682]Peter Obi is just too dull. Give him a mic and the clown with demarket himself.

word DULL doesn't even do justice to his description. grin
Re: Leaving Public Funds In The Bank Would Have Made Nigeria Very Wealthy- Peter Obi by dederocs(m): 5:57pm On Oct 28
Savings never got anyone wealthy, just like obaino didn't use your savings well
Re: Leaving Public Funds In The Bank Would Have Made Nigeria Very Wealthy- Peter Obi by SmartMaster001: 6:00pm On Oct 28
The people who steal public funds for a living will be disappointed with what incoming presido just said. All the money they have been borrowing, how has it better the livelihood of the people? Other than pilling up debts for successive govt. Very anyhow sets of people!
Re: Leaving Public Funds In The Bank Would Have Made Nigeria Very Wealthy- Peter Obi by Magnumproperty: 6:01pm On Oct 28
Please are we sure that this man is alright sha?
Re: Leaving Public Funds In The Bank Would Have Made Nigeria Very Wealthy- Peter Obi by Amalekki: 6:01pm On Oct 28
Peter Obi should just avoid interviews.
Re: Leaving Public Funds In The Bank Would Have Made Nigeria Very Wealthy- Peter Obi by Kukutente23: 6:01pm On Oct 28
He is actually very correct

The wealthiest and most financially stable countries allover the world today are countries with the highest Sovereign wealth funds

Spending like a drunken sailor with due regards to Pa OBJ does not bring about sustainable wealth for a country. Even for an individual, it does not!

If Nigeria can boast of a SWF of just about $200bn we will not be where we are today

Saving for the rainy days and for future generation is a commonsense approach to building wealth

Anyone who has a problem with this is simply being daft

Re: Leaving Public Funds In The Bank Would Have Made Nigeria Very Wealthy- Peter Obi by Kalashnikov49: 6:01pm On Oct 28
Empty Barrelooooo..

He spoke the TRUTH.

When Banks are very "Solvent" they can lend cash to business men and women at LOWER RATES and that inturn will create JOBS


Go to school you refuse..and even the preson that pushed this for banter to front page just exposed why EDUCATIONin the SW is a sacm.


Go and sleep and thank GOD you just exposed yourself as empty..


omenka:
Everyone, behold the mindset of a presidential candidate!!!

grin grin

Re: Leaving Public Funds In The Bank Would Have Made Nigeria Very Wealthy- Peter Obi by spiSeyi: 6:01pm On Oct 28
This wan too done come I am tempted to say that Nigerian politicians are mad including Obi and Tinubu, Atiku is just a little bit different grin . Who gets wealthy by just saving undecided so make world bank dey use our money grow western economy. PO should not near ASO rock if all he will do is to safe money and leave a worthless Beer investment like he did in Anambra shocked .
We only need a leader that will invest in critical infrastructure like healthcare, transport and electricity, then education and see how Nigerians themselves will grow the economy
Re: Leaving Public Funds In The Bank Would Have Made Nigeria Very Wealthy- Peter Obi by Magnumproperty: 6:02pm On Oct 28
SmartMaster001:
The people who steal public funds for a living will be disappointed with what incoming prrsido
Which coming Presidio? Who get wealthy just by saving money in the bank?
Re: Leaving Public Funds In The Bank Would Have Made Nigeria Very Wealthy- Peter Obi by ChukwuObe: 6:02pm On Oct 28
slivertongue:
Instead of stealing public funds invest it in financial instruments, instead of wasting and mismanaging public funds because of lack of ideas save it in banks against the rainy day. Saving part of Nigeria's earnings will reduce if not eliminate unnecessary borrowings to fund the budget.


Peter for President
He didnt say invest. Please dont twist his message. He said leaving money in the bank. To what extent has the money he so left in the banks has made Anambra state wealthy today? You guys are just disappointing God for not making use of your brain he gave to you. Is that not a shame?
Re: Leaving Public Funds In The Bank Would Have Made Nigeria Very Wealthy- Peter Obi by Ezewuzie01: 6:03pm On Oct 28
That's why he left Anambra in ruins for 8 years. The whole state was like a freshly bombed out warzone while he governed the state money in his bank. Idiot wants to come and keep Nigeria stagnant likewise.

Demented agulu thief

Re: Leaving Public Funds In The Bank Would Have Made Nigeria Very Wealthy- Peter Obi by Simongm(m):
Omo this Pitobi na confirm odensin.
Who give am Mic 🎤 again?
Re: Leaving Public Funds In The Bank Would Have Made Nigeria Very Wealthy- Peter Obi by Kalashnikov49: 6:03pm On Oct 28
The people surrounding TINUBu are actually empty ...


The OP thought he bought something to insult Peter obi..and tgeir favorite mod rushed to push FACTs to frontpage thi king it will demarket the man..


Like TINUBU..like Followers..

Very Empty


Kukutente23:
He is actually very correct

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