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Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s (LP) nominee for president in the general election of 2023, has given an explanation for why, while serving as governor of Anambra state, he did not build a single new school.
Earlier report had it that, Reno Omokri, a social media personality, questioned Obi’s leadership and challenged the former governor of Anambra state and his supporters to name one school that Obi established during his eight years in office.
Reno offered a ten thousand dollar reward to anyone who could locate a school constructed by Obi.

In his reaction, Obi stated during a press conference on Wednesday, April 24, in Abuja that individuals who made such claims had not taken advantage of his manifesto.
He said that Anambra state was ranked 26th in the nation when he arrived, with shuttered schools and a broken educational system, saying that by the time he departed, Anambra had risen to the top.

He said: “I improved the quality, physical and mental well-being of the people, schools, had the basic things they needed and the people shone like stars and that was my manifesto.
“Building new schools when the old ones are moribund is just like building coastal lines when internal roads are impassable.”