Nigeria dodged a massive howitzer, Keyamo knocks Obi over public funds comment
by Adenle Ahmed Abiola · The Eagle OnlineThe Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has strongly criticised the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, over his claim that Nigeria could be wealthier if public funds were kept in banks to earn interest.
The Eagle Online had reported that Obi 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.
The former Anambra State Governor disclosed that funds in his administration were kept in three different banks.
“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 also addressed questions surrounding his administration’s public engagements, explaining that he believed the results of government projects should speak for themselves because they were financed with public funds.
“We did what we were doing with public money, so the public already see us working, so why are we going to do the ceremony or showing it on TV? Maybe I was wrong, but that was what happened,” he said.
Reacting in a post on his X account on Wednesday, Keyamo described Obi’s remarks as unintelligent and linked them to what he claimed was a decline in the former governor’s approval ratings.
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“This dumbness is beyond measure. I really don’t know whether to laugh or to cry. No wonder his approval ratings have plummeted so badly.
“Nigeria did not just dodge a bullet; it ducked a massive howitzer!” Keyamo wrote.
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