With just over a week to the presidential election, Labour Party flag bearer Peter Obi has declared that he will drop out of the race if it can be proved that he gave N2 billion to members of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN).
Reports of the alleged bribery surfaced on the internet on Sunday and in response, CAN President Archbishop Daniel Okoh clarified that there was no truth in the allegation.
Addressing the issue in an interview with Channels TV on Monday, Obi disclosed his readiness to drop out of the presidential race if the allegation is proven to be true.
The former Anambra governor stated that he does not have that kind of money and that clergymen in the country should not be paid to pray for Nigeria.
“I don’t even have N2 billion let alone give anybody such money.
“What am I giving them N2 billion for? They are clergymen, they should be praying for the country and they don’t need money to do that.
“I believe that the clergymen also have a problem. Their followers are suffering so they want good governance.
“Why should I give them money? They should give me money to be able to support me in terms of being able to run around for my campaigns.
“I can comfortably tell you that I have never given one naira to CAN and if anybody can prove that I gave one Naira to CAN, I will stop running”, he said.
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