Nigeria Would Be Rich if Leaders Left Public Funds in Banks, Obi Says

Peter Obi, the Nigeria Democratic Congress candidate for the 2027 presidential election, said Nigeria would be far wealthier if public officials safeguarded government funds and left them in banks to earn interest. In a radio interview in Nasarawa State, he said funds under his administration in Anambra State were kept in three banks and condemned a culture that discredits honest people. Obi also explained that his government avoided media ceremonies for projects funded with public money and defended its basic-education record, citing improvements observed during a visit by University of Oxford professor Paul Collier.