Former Anambra State Governor, Peter Obi on Monday shared his view on the $50 million recovered from a flat in Ikoyi, Lagos in April, stressing that the only thing searchers found in his apartment was his wife’s clothes.
Recall that Obi was named among the occupants who live in one of the apartments in the building where the cash was recovered by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
He who said that he rented the flat for his family stressed that the EFCC searched his home but found nothing incriminating.
The former governor made the statement while speaking at “The Platform,” an event organized by the Covenant Christian Centre.
When asked about the stolen funds uncovered in Lagos apartment, the former governor answered “YeI live in the apartment, I was there, and I saw them when they came to search the building. It is worrisome that we are still dealing with who knows the money.
“But my own bigger worry is, let us even assume that the money is even questionable, but why should anyone place such money in such place. Anything could have happened; the place could have caught fire.
“If that money was kept in our banking system, whoever kept it would have earned about 8% per annum, so he or she would have earned about $7m dollars, which is about N2.8bn is the amount spent on the entire secondary School education in Anambra and If they had decided to share it among graduates N1m, the money would have been shared to about 2800 graduates”
“Even the bank keeping the money would would have made 7% interest on the money.
“When they told me they wanted to search my apartment, I was abroad but I forwarded my key to them through a very good Nigerian coming home to enable them do their job”
“And they searched the whole apartment, and I can tell you the only results they found was my wife clothes.
“I have said it to Nigerians, I have only two pair of black shoes and I travel with them; the purpose of shoe is to protect the leg from being hurt, nothing else. I bought the one I’m wearing from Mark and Spencer $49.99”
“The even said they couldn’t find wrist watches, yes! I have said it to everybody, this is the only wrist watch I have [Showing is watch to the audience], the purpose of watch is to keep time if I keep one at home whose time does it keep”
The former governor, urged Nigerians to find out about him before he became governor stressing that he was rich before he joined the public service.
“Go and check my background , I was very rich before I joined the public service, however, I problem with money wrongly spent”