I'm Tired Mehn! Anambra Governor To Quit Politics In 2014

Peter Obi, Governor of Anambra State says he will quit active politics
after his tenure as governor in 2014.
Speaking on Sunday at St. Bartholomew's Church, Asata, Enugu during
the thanksgiving service and award ceremony to mark the end of the
second session of the 15th Synod of the Anglican Diocese of Enugu,
Obi, who is also the chairman of the South-East Governors' Forum,
said, "A very prominent person called me today and asked me of my plan
concerning politics after my current tenure. This is what I told him.
"For me, I have come to the end of it; I want to quit and rest.
However, I have been praying to God that for the sake of the good
people of Anambra State, please give them somebody like Peter Obi.
"The level of greed in Nigeria is overwhelming, where people cannot
see the suffering of other people; they are just accumulating wealth.
For me, it is time to go.
"I wonder why one person should own a house in Ikoyi,Asokoro, Dubai
and he is not using them for anything. People accumulate what they do
not need; it is madness. The level of greed in Nigeria is intolerable.
"I want all of us to be praying for Nigeria, so that God will touch
the heart of our leaders to use public money for the people. In
Anambra State, we have never borrowed money despite all the work we
are doing."
The soft-spoken governor who frowned on the level offinancial waste in
government, said, "The cost of running a governor's office in Nigeria
is too much."
"When I came in as a governor, I found out that the state had 70
workers in Abuja office; apart from theirsalaries, we spent close to
N15m maintaining that office. They had nothing doing other than going
to the airport and welcoming me."
Obi said he never bought a car for any of his children, and this lays
credence to prudence in the running of public offices he had always
canvassed for.
"I have told them to buy carswhen they make their money. I have also
never celebrated birthdays for them. They can do that when they leave
my house. We should stop wasting public funds."