Speaking today at maiden edition of Ripples Nigeria Dialogue in Lagos, former governor of Anambra State, Mr Peter Obi said many Nigerians will stop shouting over what senators earn, if he reveals what Governor earn. The statement sent a lot of ripples through the Nigerian social media sphere and Nigerians reacted thus:
Politicians campaign based on problems that are on ground, so why do they get into office and starts complaining about the problems they met, what did they expect to meet? what did they promise to do doing the campaign? – Peter Obi#RipplesDialogue
— FAVOUR ONYEOZIRI (GCFR) (@Rouvafe) March 15, 2018
“None of you knows what a governor earns, quote me anywhere if you know you won’t be here,” he said.
“It is something you can’t imagine. You just know the one of senators, and you are shouting, but what if you know that of the governors?”
Peter Obi
— Moroco (@ibrahimu14) March 15, 2018
The Dialogue is put together by the Ripples Centre for Data and Investigative Journalism, (RCDIJ) in partnership with Ripples Nigeria. Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka and former governor of Anambra State, Mr Peter Obi, were among dignitaries billed to speak at the maiden edition of the Ripples Nigeria Dialogue.
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