Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi has said his opposition can only accuse him of being stingy but can not accuse him of corruption.
He said this on Saturday in Kafanchan, Kaduna, while meeting with traditional rulers in Kagoro, Kaura Local Government Area in southern Kaduna.
Obi said corruption had been preventing Nigeria from realising its full potential, “hence the need to stamp it out.With your support, I will fight corruption and block all areas of revenue leakages.
“We will stop the wastages in government and start saving to rebuild our country.
“Opposition says I am stingy, but nobody has accused me or my running mate of corruption,’’ he said.
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Obi reassured the traditional rulers of his resolve to fight poverty as a way of reducing crimes.
“We must start pulling our people out of poverty because the more you reduce poverty the was you reduce crime,’’ he said.
The presidential candidate said he would work with traditional rulers to address security challenges facing Nigeria.
