2023: How I’ll End Looting of Public Funds – Obi
By Idris Umar Feta
POLITICS DIGEST- The presidential candidate of the Labour Party LP, Peter Obi said he will ensure that those who steal public funds are permanently stopped if he’s elected president.
Obi spoke when he paid a consultative visit to the monarchs in Enugu state on Friday.
He said lasting security and peace in communities would revive productive activities and rebound the local markets and the economy.
He assured that his government would invest more in education and health to ensure that the frequent strikes in both sectors are stamped out.
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“This will enable government tap into the massive number of youths and their enormous energy for Nigeria as well as provide gainful employment for the youths,” he said.
“My administration will ensure that those involved in oil theft and stealing from public funds are stopped permanently.”
The LP candidate assured the traditional rulers that he would work closely with them to stem insecurity ravaging the country, when elected into office.
“I have done it in Anambra state, when I was the governor and we had peculiar security situation and the traditional rulers in the state were fully involved in raising government-fully sponsored community vigilante groups and their daily supervision,” Obi said.
“Involving the traditional rulers have become imperative as the heightened security situation is going towards marauders sacking communities and turning everyone both the traditional ruler and his subjects to internally displaced persons (IDPs).”