Key Takeaways
- Presidential adviser Bayo Onanuga accused Peter Obi of failing to practise what he preaches after Obi advocated keeping public funds in banks to earn interest.
- Obi said during a radio interview in Nasarawa State on Wednesday that Nigeria could have accumulated wealth if public officials protected government funds.
- Onanuga cited the Panama Papers in his response on X, alleging that Obi held undeclared offshore assets and business interests while governing Anambra State.
The Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, has accused the Nigeria Democrtic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, of failing to practice what he says.
Onanuga, in a post on his 𝕏 account on Wednesday, claimed Peter Obi is always pontificating and fooling his gullible followers.
Naija News reports that the presidential media aide spoke in reaction to Obi’s claim that Nigeria would be wealthier if its leaders left public funds in banks and let them earn interest.
The NDC candidate spoke during an interview with a radio station in Nasarawa State on Wednesday.
According to him, the country could have accumulated substantial wealth if public office holders consistently protected government funds and let them earn interest in financial institutions instead of mismanaging them.
“I wish everybody in this country left money in the bank; they have interest. Nigeria would have been so rich that we don’t know what to do with money,” he said.
Obi disclosed that funds in his administration were kept in three different banks.
