Peter Obi: I Used 22-car Convoy As Governor Until I Found Out 13 Were Empty
chuks oti
Feb 24, 2020
Peter Obi, a former governor of Anambra state, says it is "madnessÔÇØ for public officials to move with a convoy of about 20 cars or more.
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Obi, a former vice-presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), said he used to do the same thing until he discovered 13 of the cars in his convoy were empty.
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He said this in his lecture at the convocation of Veritas University, Abuja, on Saturday.
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He also said it is irresponsible for people to have about 20 policemen guarding them.
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Obi said: "You see big people going round with 15 or 20 vehicles and causing confusion all over the place and disturbing public peace and everybody with his own big title.
"If I was coming here with 20 policemen, to Nigerians, that shows I am 'Your Excellency'. That is irresponsibility; it doesn't happen anywhere in the world.
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"There is no place in the world that I have seen where one man moves around with 22 vehicles. It is madness.
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"I used it as a governor. You will not believe it. I used it as a governor until I asked to find out one day how many of the cars people were occupying, and about 13 of the cars were empty.
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"So the cars were creating nuisance for the public and making things difficult for the travelling people and in Nigeria that shows you are powerful; you are in power.ÔÇØ
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The former governor said Nigeria has to seek new ways of doing things, else the system will collapse.
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