"Why there are infrastructural decay in Anambra state", Peter Obi gives reasons

• Peter Obi has absolved himself of any wrong doing over the current state of roads in Anambra state
• The former governor and presidential candidate of Labour party said the roads are not being maintained
• Going further, he said the he was recognised by the federal government for his achievements as regards to roads

Peter Obi has finally spoken on the decay of infrastructure in Anambra state. According to the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, he is not to blame for how the infrastructure he left behind was maintained.

The former Anambra state governor said the problem lies in the inability of his successors to maintain the roads.

He made this known in an interview Daily Trust Newspaper.

"You don’t even know Anambra State. I won prize for having the best road infrastructure from the Federal Ministry of Works.

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"Let me give you an example of what it is, it is a very simple thing. I lived in the UK, in my street in the UK, the roads are maintained every five years. When we signed contracts in Anambra State, we even put the number of years the roads will stay. So, if the road is without, what you can call a stone base, it is a minimum of five years, with stone base seven years. So no matter how you do the roads, if you don’t maintain it, it will wash away, it is simple."

Peter Obi reveals why he is not paying tax in Nigeria, kept his wealth abroad

Peter Obi, Presidential candidate of the Labour Party has revealed why he kept his wealth in tax haven abroad.

Obi also revealed that he can only pay tax in the country where he has businesses. He added that he has assets and investments in the UK and as such, can only pay tax there.

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The former Anambra said there is no law that ask him not to keep the money he made before becoming governor anywhere.

"I am not an ordinary man, I am a millionaire", Peter Obi declares

Peter Obi says he is indeed a millionaire and he has never said anything contrary to the fact.

According to him, he does need to flaunt it around that he is rich. He added that he had never claimed to be a poor man.

"I am not making the public not to know that I am rich. I own shares in companies here in Nigeria, I don’t have to flaunt it around, those companies pay me dividends and they give me my own money."

Source: Legit.ng