Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s presidential candidate, has stated that he has never been summoned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to answer corruption allegations.
Obi made the remarks on Sunday in Abuja at a Town Hall meeting for presidential candidates organized by Arise Television in collaboration with the Center for Democracy and Development (CDD).
Since leaving office as Governor of Anambra State, the LP Presidential candidate claims the country’s anti-corruption agencies have never questioned him about any missing money.
Obi claims that as governor of South East state, he never borrowed from any financial institution in the country and owed no pension, gratuity, or salary.
Obi claimed that he left the state more than $50 million in Access, Diamond, and Fidelity banks and that he received numerous awards for his performance in office.
He said;
In a country where those in government are richer than entrepreneurs, they manufacture poverty.
During my time as a former governor, I served for eight eights. You can go to that state you will find that I never borrowed from any financial institution in Nigeria. I have never been invited or questioned about any missing money anywhere.
The day I left the office, I wasn’t owing any contractor or supplier that has delivered his project, I was not owing pension, gratuity, salary. I left in three banks; Access, Diamond, and Fidelity, over $50 million each for the state.
I have never borrowed, I served faithfully and I left their money. The system can work if we do the right thing.
Saving money in addition to excellent performance, I won the award for best road network by the Federal Government. I also won an award from Bill Gates Foundation for best in education and health.