Nigeria, May 31 -- The presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, has urged Nigerians to shun flamboyant weddings.

The former governor of Anambra State spoke at the David and Goliath Conference, convened by Rev. Fr. John Oluoma.

Held at the Holy Trinity Event Centre, Maitama, Abuja, last Tuesday, Mr Obi advised Nigerians to avoid spending huge sums of money on weddings only to end up falling into debt.

His advice falls within the politician's reputation for frugality and fiscal discipline, a defining hallmark of his political identity.

In a 2022 interview, Mr Obi was reputed to have said that he is frugal but not stingy.

He also ran his presidential campaign under the Labour Party on the mantra, "we n...