Former Governor of Anambra State and Presidential Candidates of Labour Party in the 2023 general election, Mr Peter Obi has revealed that he will return to Edo again, despite threats from the Governor of Edo State, Senator Monday Okpebholo.
Obi was reacting to questions from journalists in Awka on recent threats by the Governor of Edo State, Senator Monday Okpebholo, who stated that his safety will not be guaranteed if he visited his state.
But Obi who was in his alma mater, Christ the King College, Onitsha Anambra State to make a donation said he was not afraid of threats, revealing that he receives threats everyday.
He added that if he had need to be in Edo State to make a donation, he would not hesitate to go there, as threats mean nothing to him any longer.
He said: “Threats don’t make any meaning to me. I received threats everyday. Do you know how many times I have been threatened all over Nigeria? I receive threats everyday actually, the ones you know about was because it was vocal, but I will not be afraid.
“If I have the opportunity to go to Benin and make donations again, trust me, I will. I have always said that we should deemphasize politics and think more of how to invest in the people. I went to Benin to invest in people because if they have good doctors, good nurses, they will have a better life.
“What the governor should have done is to complement what I was doing in his state instead of threatening me. He should be sincerely grateful.
“I’m in school today to make a donation, I’m going to be in school somewhere in Nigeria tomorrow too. I’m going to be in school on Saturday, I’m going to be in school on Sunday and even on Monday. Forget about the threat, it’s a waste of time.”
Obi was in CKC where he donated N50million to the school, which was made available by he and other old boys of the institution.
He said he merely met and spoke with some old boys of the school about the need to rally round the school for it to get a staff quarters and a better administrative building and they obliged.
He said: “I say it everyday that those who have verifiable honest means of livelihood should endeavour to invest to schools, invest in society, invest in health, lift people from poverty and empower others. I did not say go and steal money and donate to schools.
“I just spoke to one or two old boys of this school that we don’t have teachers quarters, we don’t have staff quarters, and administrative blocks and they decided to donate. That is what people should be doing.”
