Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, became furious on Sunday and lashed out at Dino Melaye, the spokesman for the Peoples Democratic Party’s presidential campaign council.
Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, became enraged with Dino Melaye, the spokesman for the presidential campaign committee of the Peoples Democratic Party, on Sunday and lashed out at him.
This occurred on Sunday during the Presidential Town Hall Series in Abuja, which was hosted by the Centre for Democracy and Development and Arise Television.Information Guide Nigeria
Melaye allegedly referred to a meeting participant as “Obi people” by saying, “Obi people, na wa o.” This apparently sparked the argument.
On hearing the words of the former lawmaker, Peter Obi snapped, “Stop that Dino. Why are you always calling me? I won’t take that. This man is from the ANPP. Why are you calling him Obi people?”
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Obi reiterated that he would not tolerate such behavior, despite Dino’s pretense of ignorance.
He told Melaye, “Stop that, I have taken enough from you here. Why are you always calling me?”
Other candidates present at the debate were Rabiu Kwankwaso, the presidential candidate for the New Nigeria Peoples Party; Governor Ifeanyi Okowa, who represented Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party; and Kola Abiola, the presidential candidate for the Peoples Redemption Party.
The All Progressives Congress presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, was absent and unrepresented.
Obi stated that if he were the Commander-in-Chief, he would have acted immediately to rescue abduction victims, criticizing the government’s response to kidnapping events as inadequate.
Obi claimed that he will employ a methodical approach and demonstrate compassion for the families of the victims.
He added, “There was a failure of processing and giving due attention to intelligence which I would have given due intelligence and promptly dealt with. Government action and communication were weak. And I think that shows the overall need for us to improve our intelligence processing and give an immediate response, whenever such a situation arises.”
He further stated that insecurity would have been reduced to the barest minimum if more people were taken out of poverty.
“I have said consistently that the more people you pull out of poverty, the more you reduce the criminality that is in the country,’’ he stated.
Responding to a question about what he would do to address graft, he stated, “I have always argued that they are doing what they are doing in a country where those people in government are richer than entrepreneurs. I served a state for eight years and you can go to that state and see not one day did I ever borrow from any financial institution in Nigeria. I was not in any position or have never been invited by anybody for questions about their missing money since the day I left office.JAMB Result
“I wasn’t owing anybody; any contractor that delivered his project, I wasn’t owing any supply that was delivered. I was not owing salary, gratuity or anybody. In three banks in Nigeria, Access Bank, Fidelity Bank, and Diamond Bank, I left in each $50 million and over N10 billion for the state. I am like them as angry as they are that we must be able to chase out those where they passed nobody can account of what they were given.’’
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