- Obi the federal government for his frivolous expenditures, adding that over N21 billion for the accommodation of Vice-President Kashim Shettima.
- He said Nigeria is not practising true democracy and has deteriorated into dictatorship and classical state capture.
Presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 elections, Peter Obi, has charged the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to shift attention to investigating more pressing issues.
Speaking in an interview with Arise Television on Wednesday, Obi said arresting Nigerians over naira abuse should not be the focus of the anti-graft agency.
Obi said the arrest of Bobrisky, the self-acclaimed crossdresser and others for abusing naira notes “are minor issues”.
“If it is not budget padding today, it would be undisclosed subsidy payment, inflated contracts, and all sorts of things,” Obi said.
“These are issues I want our agencies like EFCC to start dealing with but not arresting Bobrisky and Cubana Chief Priest. These are minor issues.
“Our agencies should face budget padding squarely not arresting Bobrisky because he dressed like a woman and spent N500 notes”.
In March, the upper legislative chamber suspended Abdul Ningi, senator representing Bauchi central, after he alleged that the 2024 budget was padded by N3 trillion
The senator claimed that the national assembly approved N25tn while the President signed N28.7tn.
Similarly, there are claims that President Bola Tinubu has returned part of fuel subsidy that was abolished on May 29 2023 but the presidency denied the claim, insisting that fuel subsidy is gone.
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