I am part of Nigeria’s problems; let God touch us to stop stealing: Peter Obi
Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, has charged Nigerians to pray that God should touch him and other politicians to stop stealing public funds.
Mr Obi made this call while addressing a crowd of worshippers at Joshua Selman’s Koinonia Fellowship, held at Chida Hotel, Jabi, Abuja, on Sunday.
“We politicians are the problem of this country. There is nothing wrong with Nigeria. What is wrong in Nigeria is the politicians, the leadership God created in this country. That’s all,” Mr Obi said. “Let God touch our hearts to use public money for public good. Always remember us in your prayers.”
According to the NDC presidential standard-bearer, Nigerians are suffering because politicians are looting the country’s resources that could help people experiencing poverty if well invested.
“Let God touch us to stop stealing. That’s why people are suffering. Remember us in your prayers. Don’t say one is good and the other one is bad. All of us. Remember us all in your prayers,” Mr Obi said.
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