{"id":3030,"date":"2026-10-29T08:02:31","date_gmt":"2026-10-29T08:02:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/29\/nigeria-dodged-a-massive-howitzer-keyamo-slams-obi-over-public-funds-comment\/"},"modified":"2026-10-29T08:02:31","modified_gmt":"2026-10-29T08:02:31","slug":"nigeria-dodged-a-massive-howitzer-keyamo-slams-obi-over-public-funds-comment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/29\/nigeria-dodged-a-massive-howitzer-keyamo-slams-obi-over-public-funds-comment\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Nigeria dodged a massive howitzer,\u2019 Keyamo slams Obi over public funds comment"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"\u2018Nigeria<\/p>\n

By Ayobami Okerinde<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has criticised the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, over his claim that Nigeria could be wealthier if public funds were kept in banks to earn interest.<\/p>\n

Reacting in a post on his X account on Wednesday, Keyamo described Obi\u2019s remarks as unintelligent and linked them to what he claimed was a decline in the former governor\u2019s approval ratings.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis dumbness is beyond measure. I really don\u2019t know whether to laugh or to cry. No wonder his approval ratings have plummeted so badly.<\/p>\n

\u201cNigeria did not just dodge a bullet; it ducked a massive howitzer!\u201d Keyamo wrote.<\/p>\n

Vanguard<\/a> had reported that Obi, speaking during an interview with a radio station in Nasarawa State on Wednesday, argued that Nigeria would be significantly wealthier if leaders left public funds in banks to generate interest instead of mismanaging the country\u2019s resources.<\/p>\n

\u201cI wish everybody in this country left money in the bank; they have interest. Nigeria would have been so rich that we don\u2019t know what to do with money,\u201d he said<\/p>\n

Obi also addressed questions surrounding his administration\u2019s public engagements, explaining that he believed the results of government projects should speak for themselves because they were financed with public funds.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe did what we were doing with public money, so the public already see us working, so why are we going to do the ceremony or showing it on TV? Maybe I was wrong, but that was what happened,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The post \u2018Nigeria dodged a massive howitzer,\u2019 Keyamo slams Obi over public funds comment<\/a> appeared first on Vanguard News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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