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Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has said most of the politicians in the corridors of power have no reason to be there, describing politics in Nigeria as a case where lunatics have taken over the asylum.

He said this Sunday at the Men of Valour conference with the theme: “Navigating the corridors of power, the church, and the politics” organised by the Revival House of International Church (RHOGIC), Abuja.

The former governor of Anambra State, who described 70 percent of politicians in Nigeria as “lunatics”, said only a lunatic in government would steal N80 billion of the citizens money for personal use.

He said Nigeria would continue to suffer unless these “lunatics” were flushed out and replaced with competent people at the next elections.

He said: “We can’t allow this gangsterism to continue, Nigerians should take back their country. 70 percent of those who are in politics today should not have any reason to be there. I have said it, politics in Nigeria is a case where lunatics have taken over the asylum.

“This is the only country where the worst is leading. I was a trader and gradually entered into politics. When you take far more than you need, you are sick.

“How do you explain that one person took N80 billion, it is not greed, it is sickness. When you take one billion that is greed but when you take N80 billion that is sickness. Mad people have taken over our politics. If we get young people with the competence and capacity to be there, things will change.”

Obi, while speaking on whether a third force could take power from the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), said the people will decide.

On the 2023 general elections, Obi said prayers alone could not salvage the country.

According to him, Nigerians have played their religious roles enough and, therefore, it is time to take action by mobilising and voting for their candidate of choice.

“We have prayed enough, it is time to act. With these people in power? You can pray from now until anytime, they won’t go until you chase them out. So, it is time to act, not just pray. It is time for us to close the church and deal with these people.”

Obi also urged the youths not to make a profession out of politics.

On his part, the National Secretary of the Young Peoples Party( YPP), Vidiyano Bamaiyi, described 75 percent of politicians in Nigeria as “political bandits”.

Senator Albert Bassey, while speaking, said the country could eliminate money politics only through direct primaries.

https://dailytrust.com/70-of-nigerian-politicians-are-lunatics-peter-obi

"It is time for us to close the church and deal with these people" we have prayed enough.

Jomo Kenyatta once said and I quote

"When the missionaries arrived, the Africans had the land and the missionaries had the Bible. They taught us how to pray with our eyes closed. When we opened them, they had the land and we had the Bible."

Na everybody be the government but religion will tell you to abstain from politics. Why?

Inside that 70%, about 50% of them are completely clueless on what they are even doing. Some are taking it to be a funfare while others to be a desperados kind of thing. Nigeria we hail thee ooooh

Hold on...I'm still searching for the lies.
Give me some time to reply abeg

Absolutely right sir. We have lunatics in public offices

100%

If we're being honest, this is one of the main reasons the old guards don't want Pete in power. They know it will certainly not be business as usual.

Nobody really believes Atiku nor Tinubu will make any radical changes. They both have their cronies

Imagine ability being in vogue
God help us

Lolz. Lizard thinking himself as crocodile, don't worry you will be taught a bitter lesson in 2023, if you win any state outside SE come and arrest me.

AutoBodyParts:
Absolutely right sir. We have lunatics in public offices

Your name shock me before I read an well. As I see bodypart, I shock whether na skull miner you be.

Loud it Pete!

SupremeSpecimen:
If we're being honest, this is one of the main reasons the old guards don't want Pete in power. They know it will certainly not be business as usual.

Nobody really believes Atiku nor Tinubu will make any radical changes. They both have their cronies

Imagine ability being in vogue
God help us

No one should mention Atiku in this election. It should be between Obi and Tinubu. The best and the worst. Nigerians should reach a consensus to elect either Obi to see real progress or vote Tinubu to finish the country patapata. Then eye go open everybody.

ScamHunter:


No one should mention Atiku in this election. It should be between Obi and Tinubu. The best and the worst. Nigerians should reach a consensus to elect either Obi to see real progress or vote Tinubu to finish the country patapata. Then eye go open everybody.

One would think Obi Pandora turned Anambra to Dubai when he governed with all this useless hype from his Meth addicts fans.

True lies!

The body of the message is true.

Obi said this, it is a lie.

APC idiots shooting themselves in the foot in a desperate bid to tarnish the political image of Peter Obi.

Lol I just wish the could give this Guy presiding power

They are empty politicians, deceiving the youths with 3k.

If 3k is enough for another 4 years for you then we need to open a hospital for your head.

I understand his grouse with financial corruption in the corridors of power and truly they deserve all insults directed to them.

But what are his plans towards fighting political corruption? EFCC and IC?

A honest President does not necessarily free the country from political corruption. More needs to be done. He should highlight the "more" he will do.

This deserves front page.

And it came to past.
Seun, Lala nice job.

There is difference between greed and sickness.

“We have prayed enough, it is time to act. With these people in power? You can pray from now until anytime, they won’t go until you chase them out. So, it is time to act, not just pray. It is time for us to close the church and deal with these people.”

Words on marble.
At some point, you have to take physical action to change the destiny of a country.
Every great country in the world today had that moment. EVERY ONE OF THEM!
Thank God the awareness was created during EndSars riots.
Next year is the year of youth revolution in Nigeria.
No amount of tribalism will stop it.

I swear PO can't come third in this coming election, let all igbo get their Biafra flag down because they're going back to default after their bad outing in the zoo election




werey people

Honor10:
Lolz. Lizard thinking himself as crocodile, don't worry you will be taught a bitter lesson in 2023, if you win any state outside SE come and arrest me.

He cannot win election because 90% of voters are suffering from cerebral dysfunction due to poverty and greediness.

They're both lunatics and criminals!

99% sir

Buhari is a curse and a darkness upon the face of Nigeria. Every it touches, turn to dust

JaredNormak:
True lies!

The body of the message is true.

Obi said this, it is a lie.

APC idiots shooting themselves in the foot in a desperate bid to tarnish the political image of Peter Obi.

Exactly!

You are also a lunatic for stealing #250 million cash each stacked in suites cases as a Governor and looting millions of dollars in shell companies abroad.

“We have prayed enough, it is time to act. With these people in power? You can pray from now until anytime, they won’t go until you chase them out. So, it is time to act, not just pray. It is time for us to close the church and deal with these people.”

This statement by Peter Obi shows that he has belief problem, he is not a Christian but a deceiver, so what has he been going churches to do? An adage from his tribe says "ngwere hapụ ukwu osisi, aka akpara ya". Pls remind him that prayer is the master key, the Jesus Christ he claims to be following started with prayer and ended with prayer.

Joke apart wetin person wan do with 80billion?

shortIGBOman:
Igbo can never rule this our beautiful Country

Make una rest

Neither will Yoruba rule this country ever again!

As much as you are a politician, even you sir, anything can happen.

Honor10:
Lolz. Lizard thinking himself as crocodile, don't worry you will be taught a bitter lesson in 2023, if you win any state outside SE come and arrest me.

but how can someone steal 80 billion but government have not tried him in Court till now?

Honor10:
Lolz. Lizard thinking himself as crocodile, don't worry you will be taught a bitter lesson in 2023, if you win any state outside SE come and arrest me.

You should be ashamed of yourself. Spits!