When Peter Obi was governor I came across him at Abuja airport. I was walking behind a man pulling his suitcase. When we got to the exit door somebody shouted "your excellency". It was only then I looked at the man' s face and noticed it was governor Peter Obi. He had travelled on a domestic flight without adc or any escort.
EmekusTHEgreat: Peter Obi for President2018, or atleast vice.
We need men like him in government. I just checked out his profile and noted that it's comparable to that of okonji-iweala
I always say that what Nigeria needs is economists in leadership positions, instead of zoologists and past dictators whom have little to no management skills and knowledge. Really what sort of change are they going to introduce.
Zonacom: According to Obi, Anambra has the best road network in Nigeria. I can't say if i agree with this or not cos I've not travelled the whole of Nigeria. But isn't it shameful that commuters in this state with the best road network find it very hard to travel from Onitsha to Enugu on a road that is perhaps the most important in the state? Some will shout federal road, but obi couldn't do anything about that road by his virtue of being very close to the president for years. So shameful. Even Obi is not worth any trust
Obi was close to which government? Obj government? Rubbish talk. Why must u guys always find a way to criticize good people? Since u know its a federal road,why add it to a state project? I bow for some Nigerian youths.
Soreza: GIVE IGBO MAN ECONOMY SO HE CAN DO WHAT THEY ARE NATURALLY BORN TO DO,HAUSA SAY NO NA A CATTLE REARER KNOWS THE BEST, WORST THAN RECESSION IS COMING 4 U.
@Soso, so he shd leave his state roads and work on fed roads that abuja politicians award every year without execution? Lets hope Fashola/Buhari are more honest than their predeccessors esp GEJ that built 22,000km of roads...
MyVision2020: gbam!, ngige gosiri ndi Anambra n'ego di be anyi... ginwa bikwa ruo oru gi nke oma.. obiano biazia ruba nke anyi atubaghi anya.. all tnks to u all i mentioned. .. ndi ofemmanua na-chö fault ebe anyi nö.. NO WAY!!... we gonna keep it clean..
Sorry I am replying you in English. I hope you are not trying to bring Obiano to the level of Peter Obi because I am yet to see what Willie has done.
I think you are the one who is not sounding reasonable here. He talks with facts and maturity. But all you do is to insult him without saying any meaningful thing on this topic. Anyways, u are such a waste of sperm. You are mentally retarded. Get lost afonja.
4 out of 5 SE states collected FG salary bailout so what's your point and why should I be mad. The fact that Anambra did not collect bailout is irrelevant and makes no difference because Anambra is a poor state with one of the lowest state budgets in Nigeria.
Many of the bailed out states are still paying full 18k minimum wage salary while Anambra can not and is too poor to pay the full 18k minimum wage salary..
This is the problem with you people, you have penny wise, pound foolish syndrome.
Governors and leaders are voted into office to not to sit on money, but to use the money to invest, build infrastructures to create jobs and improve people's lives.
Obviously instead of investing, building infrastructures, creating jobs and improving people's lives, he foolishly sat on the money.
The question is, of what use is your saved money that did not fund any infrastructures, didn't create jobs or serve any meaningful purpose apart from the fact that the clueless former governor and your kind get to empty and shallow brag on the internet?
In fact with all your saved money, Anambra/Obiano is still borrowing billions to fund his government and still have almost nothing to show for whatever meaningless money you people are fooling people with that you saved.
Btw, according to obingo, peter obi did not hand over any N75 billion so who is lying? You, obingo or peter obi?
Abeg keep quiet with that nonsense...
man ur argument is born out of pure hatred. Peter Obi is telling us how he ran his own government successfully and u are here talking trash. Why bring in Gej and other Eastern state governors? Was he d one running their government for them? Or was he d finance minister under Gej? Trash.
mandarin: If these are true then he must be very frugal. However am baffled, why did he support a rather wasteful Jonathan Goodluck that laid the foundation for the current recession? I know he is a learned fellow, versed in financial matters, while on earth did he decide to support GEJ considering his wastefulness. One thing I've come to learn about educated elites is their penchant to become honorary advisers when they leave government. I thought Okonjo Iweala would for instance come out to explain to Nigerians how she presided over an economy that received so much oil income that toward the end was already borrowing to finance salary of workers. You see why Nigeria baffles me!!!
u need to hav a meetin wit Ben Murray Bruce cz u need sense!
4 out of 5 SE states collected FG salary bailout so what's your point and why should I be mad. The fact that Anambra did not collect bailout is irrelevant and makes no difference because Anambra is a poor state with one of the lowest state budgets in Nigeria.
Many of the bailed out states are still paying full 18k minimum wage salary while Anambra can not and is too poor to pay the full 18k minimum wage salary..
This is the problem with you people, you have penny wise, pound foolish syndrome.
Governors and leaders are voted into office to not to sit on money, but to use the money to invest, build infrastructures to create jobs and improve people's lives.
Obviously instead of investing, building infrastructures, creating jobs and improving people's lives, he foolishly sat on the money.
The question is, of what use is your saved money that did not fund any infrastructures, didn't create jobs or serve any meaningful purpose apart from the fact that the clueless former governor and your kind get to empty and shallow brag on the internet?
In fact with all your saved money, Anambra/Obiano is still borrowing billions to fund his government and still have almost nothing to show for whatever meaningless money you people are fooling people with that you saved.
Btw, according to obingo, peter obi did not hand over any N75 billion so who is lying? You, obingo or peter obi?
Abeg keep quiet with that nonsense...
First class mumu. So why are you mad that Gej and Okonjo did not save? Hypocrite that's what you are.
mandarin: If these are true then he must be very frugal. However am baffled, why did he support a rather wasteful Jonathan Goodluck that laid the foundation for the current recession? I know he is a learned fellow, versed in financial matters, while on earth did he decide to support GEJ considering his wastefulness. One thing I've come to learn about educated elites is their penchant to become honorary advisers when they leave government. I thought Okonjo Iweala would for instance come out to explain to Nigerians how she presided over an economy that received so much oil income that toward the end was already borrowing to finance salary of workers. You see why Nigeria baffles me!!!
lame if you ask me. always blaming GEJ is the past FG responsible for these drily ni an laws ? Is the past Financial e minister responsible for the lack of directional policies to steer us 4ward ? Look we should focus on the present and learn from the past.this blame game is boring plus it's good news these days the fall in oil cost is gradually getting away as being used for the reasons of our woes
Soreza: GIVE IGBO MAN ECONOMY SO HE CAN DO WHAT THEY ARE NATURALLY BORN TO DO,HAUSA SAY NO NA A CATTLE REARER KNOWS THE BEST, WORST THAN RECESSION IS COMING 4 U.
We gave an igbo woman to handle d economy,what came out of it? Let noi come explain what resulted to her heavy borrowing in the midst of huge crude oil sales.
mandarin: If these are true then he must be very frugal. However am baffled, why did he support a rather wasteful Jonathan Goodluck that laid the foundation for the current recession? I know he is a learned fellow, versed in financial matters, while on earth did he decide to support GEJ considering his wastefulness. One thing I've come to learn about educated elites is their penchant to become honorary advisers when they leave government. I thought Okonjo Iweala would for instance come out to explain to Nigerians how she presided over an economy that received so much oil income that toward the end was already borrowing to finance salary of workers. You see why Nigeria baffles me!!!
They are all true. Peter Obi is a very frugal person. That might be a family tradition. His junior brother that runs his business empire is also like that. When you meet him, you can hardly tell that you are dealing with a multi-millionaire. They are humble folks, and nice people too. Nigerians need to seek out more people like Peter Obi and support them for political leadership roles.
Soso990240: man ur argument is born out of pure hatred. Peter Obi is telling us how he ran his own government successfully and u are here talking trash. Why bring in Gej and other Eastern state governors? Was he d one running their government for them? Or was he d finance minister under Gej? Trash.
U know nothing good was meant to come out of GEJ but it did so they hating Anyway most of the GEJ haters are coming to thier senses . Look how hard life is right now .
I'm tired of listening to politicians especially when they sound to be nice because they are the same thing they criticize. When he was the governor, how many youths did he empower or engage in service.
mandarin: If these are true then he must be very frugal. However am baffled, why did he support a rather wasteful Jonathan Goodluck that laid the foundation for the current recession? I know he is a learned fellow, versed in financial matters, while on earth did he decide to support GEJ considering his wastefulness. One thing I've come to learn about educated elites is their penchant to become honorary advisers when they leave government. I thought Okonjo Iweala would for instance come out to explain to Nigerians how she presided over an economy that received so much oil income that toward the end was already borrowing to finance salary of workers. You see why Nigeria baffles me!!!
OBJ, IBB, adusalam, abacha etc are the major cos of nigeria recession not just GEJ.
kaltonga: just like your ape of an uncle called himself obj was part of the rot too...your baboon god called tinubu was not left out and yet you praise him to the heavens...mr you are an adent hater of the igbos and anything they stand for,but let me put to you that you can and will never be up to an igbo man by any standard in life.
1)Why do you always poison every thread with so much venom and hatred that it stinks to read same or even becomes toxic for sane minds to participate in the discussion? And Seun's moderators allow this to go on daily unhindered.
2)How and where did you Prove InyinyaAgbaOku wrong in your link? Where's proof that Jonathan administration borrowed to pay salaries outside the said April ?
3)Why are you so bigoted? Plz enjoy yourself on tribal threads but allow other political threads for sane and decent discussion plzzz
Good day!!!
Cc Seun , Obinoscopy, Lalasticlala, Mynd44
Thank You.That Arresa guy is so annoying. Anything that has to do with Igbos,he always object even when Peter Obi talked About Nigeria as a Whole he had to bring it down to Tribal Sentiments and the mods are pretending they don't know this guy who spills venomous hatred all over threads.smh
peter obi needs to be flogged with ugwu leaf. finding his voice after the horse has been let out of the stable
its like that corrupt ret-ard named jonathan trying to play statesman making all these nice flowery patriotic speeches during independence day when he knows he has 1 billion dollars of nigerian money hidden in swiss accounts
1)Why do you always poison every thread with so much venom and hatred that it stinks to read same or even becomes toxic for sane minds to participate in the discussion? And Seun's moderators allow this to go on daily unhindered.
2)How and where did you Prove InyinyaAgbaOku wrong in your link? Where's proof that Jonathan administration borrowed to pay salaries outside the said April ?
3)Why are you so bigoted? Plz enjoy yourself on tribal threads but allow other political threads for sane and decent discussion plzzz
Good day!!!
Cc Seun , Obinoscopy, Lalasticlala, Mynd44
Brown roof republican can never be ban on this forum. Never. SMH
1. I did not agree that obi eft anything, I was referencing obi's and other people's claims in this thread to make a point.
2. Obingo denied receiving N75 billion from obi at handover so it's still unclear who is lying, but one of them is lying definitely.
3. If obi actually left N75 billion, then what is obingo doing accumulating N10 billion debt? What for. Makes no sense.
4. If you still insist that obi actually left N75 billion, that means obi's N75 billion plus obingo's N10 billion = N85 billion borrow borrow + Taxes + Allocations at obingo's disposal, so kindly show is what obingo did with N85 billion + Taxes, allocations and at least 2 year budgets of at least N100 billion each which = at least N300 billion conservatively.
5. About what obingo did with the money, that's for you his defenders to answer, not me.
Nigger hush. U such a looser. Shame on ur sorry ass.
No wonder anambra state was not counted among state owing salary, no wonder their economy is healthy, they wonder they re exporting @ least obi save something before he left. Compare to Buhari fying up and down tinking road travel expenses is the same with flight, compare to yahaya bellow who bought expensive cars for officials, compare to oshiomole and obaseki who were throwing useless parties for just a rubbish election won, when there is work to do. And the painful part u c mumu and stupid masses praising them. O yes am right mumu mass... PDP or other parties remain FOOLISH if dey did not win APC next coming election (governor election).
mycar: It baffles me that people still blame last administration on our present predicament, now tell me, is last administration that is making it mandatory that my money sent from abroad should be converted and paid in the local currency at unjustified exchange rate, hence making it difficult for foreign currency to come into the country? it just like an able young man blaming his misfortune on his father Instead of working hard as his mates are doing. governance is. continuous process there is no amount of money that is too big to be spent overnight. At first, they told us that the refineries are almost 90% completed, up till now nothing, no wage increase, no money, nothing to hold hand and they are still blaming the pat administration. what will you be remembered for?
i*'i@$* everywhere
Mycar are you sure you have sense? Why are you spreading this sort of ignorance?
The fact that foreign currency is exchanged before it gets to you does not mean, it did not get into the country... The essence is just to curb the flow of foreign currency into the hands of speculators. Capish!
Thank You.That Arresa guy is so annoying. Anything that has to do with Igbos,he always object even when Peter Obi talked About Nigeria as a Whole he had to bring it down to Tribal Sentiments and the mods are pretending they don't know this guy who spills venous hatred all over threads.smg
And my problem with the guy is that he lacks manners. So insolent.
Very frugal speech but then again when we cut cost to just save it's a problem, it's better to use the saved funds to diversify and create a better livelihood for nigerians,create more jobs and also put in structure for talented young folks to make Nigeria a diversification of so many informed people in specialty...God bless nigeria
divinehand2003: Gov Peter Obi quotes that set the internet on fire...
"To you young people, Take Back your Country...it is your future they are toying with". - Peter Obi
"I reduced my convoy to 5 vehicles and you cannot buy fuel unless I am in the car".- Peter Obi
"If I sleep in a hotel and have to pay N250k a night, I will be awake all night...feeling like I was robbed". - Peter Obi
"You know there are many big men in Anambra state, so when they want to see me, I say to them I will come to you instead".- Peter Obi
"We handed schools back to Churches and by 2013, we were number one in WAEC."- Peter Obi
"I beg you to participate more in politics, the society we help them abuse today will take its revenge tomorrow".- Peter Obi
"The only way out of recession is to spend for growth. You can only spend for growth either from savings or from borrowing. The question is: what are you borrowing for? Are you borrowing for consumption or for production? When you borrow for consumption, you are heading for disaster."
-- Peter Obi.
" I had to stop the Presidential lodge in Anambra... A project awarded at 400million. I had to close down state house in lagos and Abuja... Because I felt we dont need it.... Even when other states had."
" They said President Obasanjo is coming... I went to borrow the kind of cars they wanted... Instead of spending millions... From a neigbouring state."
"I requested Obasanjo to spend the nights in my lodge Since they said he must sleep over... I asked my wife to pack out of my bedroom... We went opposite to lodge in a hotel (name mentioned) for the week, we paid N30,000 instead of N100,000."
"I used the 150million for 2 bullet proof cars to buy almost 50 Peugeot cars at 3 million each.. gave 17 to JUDGES and 18 to permanent Secretaries (because i discovered they did not have cars) and kept 10 for govt house... which I used as Governor... I did not use bullet proof cars as Governor."
"They said we should attend world Igbo Congress in U. S.... That the budget WAS cut from 40 to 32million.... I asked them why... That only one person should go and come and tell us what was discussed."
"Instead of paying 30,000 for each security personnel (about 30) per night in Abuja, I told IG to give me Police whenever am in Abuja....I travel alone... Ppl complained.... The 15 drivers lodged in Abuja state house...who come to airport to cause confusion, i asked to go, kept only 3. The others to go back to Akwa or look for job... I asked the cook to go back to Akwa instead of giving him 30,000 per plate."
"When Governors lodge and Govt house was burnt before I came... With budget of 400million and 300 million, I repaired them for 42 million and 80million respectively. They wanted to impeach me that I did not spend by due process... Following the awarded Contracts and contractor.... I saw a table.. That my predecessor used, they said its old... I asked them to renovate it... That all i needed was a table to write as Governor... "
" So so so I was able to save money and made sure that ANAMBRA HAS THE BEST ROAD NETWORK THAN ANY OTHER STATE IN NIGERIA....."
♡♡♡♡♤♤♤♤ PETER OBI....WORDS ON MARBLE! "
The former Governor of Anambra state, Peter Obi made some staggering revelations on how most states are run.
He made this revelation while speaking at The Platform, a program organised by Covenant Christian Center.
The former Governor also called on Nigerians to stop celebrating criminality, adding that there is enough money for development in Nigeria.
Obi, who spoke on the topic: Cutting cost in governance, said he saved over N75b for Anambra state.
Obi said he saved $50m and N7b in Access bank, $55m and N10b in Fidelity bank, and $155.4m in Diamond bank.
According to him, the over-bloated spending habit of most governors is what is causing poverty.
Obi also added that the states can still function on their income and still save money.
The former Governor called on Nigerians to question the commitments of the leaders who they voted into office.
He also slammed religious leaders for not speaking up against corruption, especially when they know the person has not viable source of income.
Speaking on calls to borrow money to boost the economy, Obi said “There is nothing wrong with borrowing. The crisis we are facing is that we do not know what we are using the money we are borrowing for.”
Highlighting ways on how Governors can save money, he said:
1. Governors spend N600 - N800b to run their office and sponsor their aides.
2. Initiate competitive procurement.
3. Do away with unconstitutional office of the first lady which is run with N2b.
4. Reduce Governor’s cars to 2, instead of 6 bullet-proof cars.
5. Reduce Govt house jeeps instead of 25 jeeps.
He revealed to the audience that it used to cost him and his contingent, 10m per trip to Abuja when he travels.
Obi said he had to cut down the expenses, because he found out that over 30 people who had nothing to do in Abuja were going with him.
"When Ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo wanted to come to Anambra state, they were supposed to used N500m to construct a presidential lodge, but I asked the President to sleep in my house through-out his stay," he said.
Finally, the former Governor asked Nigerian youths to take back their future by joining politics.
Peter Obi is a recipient of numerous national awards and recognition as a result of his exemplary tenure as governor.
4 out of 5 SE states collected FG salary bailout so what's your point and why should I be mad. The fact that Anambra did not collect bailout is irrelevant and makes no difference because Anambra is a poor state with one of the lowest state budgets in Nigeria.
Many of the bailed out states are still paying full 18k minimum wage salary while Anambra can not and is too poor to pay the full 18k minimum wage salary..
This is the problem with you people, you have penny wise, pound foolish syndrome.
Governors and leaders are voted into office to not to sit on money, but to use the money to invest, build infrastructures to create jobs and improve people's lives.
Obviously instead of investing, building infrastructures, creating jobs and improving people's lives, he foolishly sat on the money.
The question is, of what use is your saved money that did not fund any infrastructures, didn't create jobs or serve any meaningful purpose apart from the fact that the clueless former governor and your kind get to empty and shallow brag on the internet?
In fact with all your saved money, Anambra/Obiano is still borrowing billions to fund his government and still have almost nothing to show for whatever meaningless money you people are fooling people with that you saved.
Btw, according to obingo, peter obi did not hand over any N75 billion so who is lying? You, obingo or peter obi?
Abeg keep quiet with that nonsense...
you are just so ignorant spewing trash for the sake of your useless assertions you are just so bitter you reason with your anus an competent governor that did well while in office and still saved lot of money have you being to Anambra state go and see peter obi and Obiano those two are far better than your grandfather Buhari apcminded fool
I weep for the youths of today,we r only good on social media rants,mr peter obi,has said it all,what else does nigeria need,a sound and less corrupt mind and person,my prophesy on him will come to be,MR PETER OBI,AND MAYBE SULLIVAN CHIME IF HIS HEALTH PERMITS HIM ARE THE BEST SHOTS NDIGBO HAS AT GETTING THE PRESIDENCY,IVE NOT SEEN NOR HEARD CORRUPTION CASES OF SUITS AGAINST THEM.#IGBOPROUDSON.#ONEOFTHELASTGIFTSOFODUMEGWU OJUKWU TO THE IGBOS.
"To you young people, Take Back your Country...it is your future they are toying with". - Peter Obi
I love that comment alot that is the whole essence of our future today, the educated, the elites amongst the youths must show leadership, they must redirect the minds of the others towards understanding the true meaning of that statement from a man who understands it and how they have been mortgaging the future of our youths.
We got the power and the strength, its our world let us take it back yes let us possess our possession. How on earth can one man rule our parents and yet rule over us, impossible God forbid bad thing. OBJ did it and now bubu is doing it yet we watch and look. Nobody should impose any dead wood on our country, what we dont want we dont want. We want to be like other nations of the world where youths are ruling and running things. We went to school they wont let us use our brain to work, but when it comes to become bouncers and body guard they engage the youths. They use them as drivers, bag carriers and pay them with our money they have stolen. Money meant to build our schools, hospitals and roads. One man will amass it all and use it to bribe the youths into rigging elections for them. At the end of the day they wont send to school they will buy them alcohol to drink and forget their sorrows. If at all anything they will make them chaimen of one 'agbero' motor park. It was in this our lifetime that one of them dead woods said the youths of Nigeria are not prepared for leadership. yet when we go outside the country we compete shoulder to shoulder with the world best.
We must regain our country, it is our fatherland we own this place. Anybody that stands on our way should be used for sacrifice to the goods of the land. I dont know what a 85 year want to come and tell me in todays technological driven world. Instead of retiring to the village and enjoy peace and quietness, they wont because they have destroyed the peace of the villages so they will rather die in government. We wont give them that chance.
? Why are you spreading this sort of ignorance?
