Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, says he has never claimed to be a poor man following his presidential bid.
Recall that the All Progressives Congress (APC) vice presidential candidate, Kashim Shettima had accused Obi of glamorising poverty.
Responding to the allegation in a recent interview with TrustTVNews on Thursday, November 3, Obi said he is a comfortable man and would never flaunt wealth around to prove he is rich.
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“I own shares in companies here in Nigeria. I don’t have to flaunt it around.
“Those companies pay me dividends, which is my own money. So, if somebody comes tomorrow and say ‘you own this’, it doesn’t matter, but I don’t need to show them or wear them around.
“So, those things are very clear. I passed through corporations. Go and check my records.
“I have never claimed to be a poor man. I have not said it anywhere, I have never said it. I am a comfortable man anywhere on the surface of the globe.
“If you have $1million anywhere in the world, you’re a millionaire. I have that, so I am a millionaire anywhere in the world,” he was quoted as saying.