Peter Obi, the 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, has called on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to prioritize investigating critical issues like budget padding and undisclosed fuel subsidy payments instead of targeting celebrities like Bobrisky.
In an interview with Arise Television on Wednesday, Obi criticized the EFCC’s focus on minor issues, such as the arrest of the controversial cross-dresser and social media celebrity Idris Okuneye, known as Bobrisky, for abusing naira notes.
“If it is not budget padding today, it would be undisclosed subsidy payment, inflated contracts, and all sorts of things. These are issues I want our agencies like EFCC to start dealing with but not arresting Bobrisky and Cubana Chief Priest. These are minor issues. Our agencies should face budget padding squarely, not arresting Bobrisky because he dressed like a woman and spent N500 notes,” Obi stated.
Obi noted that arresting Nigerians over the abuse of the local currency should not be the focus of the anti-graft agency.
This criticism follows allegations by Abdul Ningi, the lawmaker representing Bauchi Central Senatorial District, who in March highlighted discrepancies in the 2024 budget.
Ningi claimed that while the National Assembly approved N25 trillion, the President signed a budget of N28.7 trillion.
There are claims that President Bola Tinubu has partially reinstated the fuel subsidy, which was initially removed on May 29, 2023.
