‘Warped Opinions’: Shettima Replies Peter Obi on Proposed N15bn Residence, Says Contract Awarded By Jonathan 

Nigeria’s Vice President Kashim Shettima has condemned comments made by the presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 general election, Mr Peter Obi, for questioning the motive behind the proposed N15.5 billion budgeted by the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) to construct a new official residence for the him.

FCT Minister, Nysom Wike, had recently revealed that the government planned to use the funds for a “befitting residence” for the nation’s Vice President.

However, Obi attacked the idea in a series of tweets on his X handle on Monday, calling it “shocking and disheartening.”

Reacting to the criticism, Shettima in a release issued on Tuesday by his media aide,  Stanley Nkwocha, accused Obi of dancing “naked in the public square, trying to curry the attention of those who care to listen to his falsehood and warped opinions about waste.”

The statement further clarified that the proposed plan for the construction of the Vice President’s official residence, for which budgetary allocation was made in the 2024 budget by the FCT Administration, was awarded by the administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan.

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