‘I can’t steal Nigeria’s money; I’m richer than US President Biden’ —Obi

Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s (LP) nominee for president, has said that if elected in 2023, he will not be able to take money from Nigerians since he is wealthier than Joe Biden, the current president of the United States.

The former governor of Anambra State, who made the claim in a Sunday Twitter video, argued that he was significantly wealthier than Biden, who is worth $8.9 million, because God had “over blessed” him.

In the video where Obi is seen addressing a crowd of supporters in an event in the US, he said:

“If I take public money that I’m not entitled to, God should punish my children and me, not because of anything but God gave me enough.

“I say to people, President Biden is worth 8.9 million USD. Why should somebody like me steal public money when I am richer than the American President? I am already over-blessed by God. We just need to develop our country.

“I’m not looking for a private jet, sophisticated house or to buy a house in America because I can’t live in America.

“What we are doing is not about the normal politics or contesting elections,” Obi said.

I say to people, President Biden is worth 8.9 million USD. Why should somebody like me steal public money when I am richer than the American president? I am already over blessedby God. We just need to develop our country. – Mr. Peter Obi #gistlovers #headiesaward2022 #bbnaija pic.twitter.com/TglYMxMMW4

— Spotlight on #PeterObi2003 #Obidatti023 (@Spotlight_Abby) September 4, 2022