Speaking at The Lord’s Chosen crusade, Obi requested prayers for God to make him a vessel to use public funds for public good in Nigeria.
By Emma Ogbuehi
Former governor of Anambra State and the Labour Party (LP) presidential flag bearer in the 2023 elections, Mr. Peter Obi, said on Monday that it is an absurdity to misappropriate public funds and impoverish the masses. Obi said this when he made an unexpected appearance at The Lord’s Chosen two-day crusade in Lagos.
His attendance elated the faithful at the crusade ground.
The crusade ground was electrified and members went into a frenzy at the sight of Obi, with shouts of incoming president renting the air.
Obi decried poverty in the society, and prayed that God would use him to change the status quo for public good.
The idea of the crusade, which is holding at the church’s headquarters in Ijesha Lagos, is to seek God’s face for the congregation’s progress and the good of the society.
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The crusade is one of the church’s flagship programmes held biennially to draw people closer to God, render supplications, petitions and intercessions by worshippers that testify the goodness of God in their lives and businesses.
The event, which had people from across the globe in attendance, was also used to offer prayers for countries undergoing transition in governance and with special prayer for Nigeria’s stability.
Speaking at the event, Obi requested prayers for God to make him a vessel to use public funds for public good in Nigeria.
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“I am a member of The Lord’s Chosen family and will always go for what will glorify God in every of my endeavour.
“It is an absurdity to misappropriate public funds and render the masses impoverished,” he said.
Peter Obi has become the main issue in Nigeria’s democracy since he resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Obi was until his resignation one of the 15 aspirants that vied for the presidential ticket of the PDP.
But he quit the man opposition party late May and pitched tent with the Labour Party.
The letter conveying his resignation from the party, which was dated Tuesday, May 24, was submitted to the National Chairman of the PDP, Dr. Iyorchia Ayu, on Wednesday, May 25.
Since picking the presidential ticket of the Labour Party, Nigeria’s political landscape has changed fundamentally.