₦airaland Forum

Greenback:
So of all the issues and problems bedeviling the country and the policies of the govt both at state and fed levels,it's matter of whether obi worked for abacha or not that is of more importance?!!!!

And again when you ask these people fronting this rubbish what they have to say about Buhari who directly worked under abacha as ptf (petroleum trust fund) chairman and who they had no problems with making him president for good 8 years,they will turn mute.


It's such a shame what Nigerians busy themselves with...citizens of other countries busy themselves with real and genuine issues but Nigerians are all about petty petty tribal and ethnic and religious issues!!!!

Ok let's ask a few Obakoolex realitykings1 2mch generaldae helinues,you are more or less pointing fingers at obi for working for abacha (indirectly meaning he worked for an evil president),ok now,what do you have to say about Buhari who worked directly under same abacha and who you made president for good 8 years?!


Why did you people not bring this abacha issue up when Buhari was running for presidency?

Did Buhari ever try to double speak on his working for Abacha? Wake Buhari up tomorrow, he wouldn’t mince words about working for Abacha.

If you agree that Nigeria has bigger issues today to discuss about, I guess you would also agree with Obi that at the heart of these issues is the leadership problem. If so, we are evaluating a possible replacement for Tinubu in 2027 hence we are evaluating Obi via this argument. Is he a man who says something today and either lies or forgets tomorrow and then says something else? If so, how do you trust that such a man would not buckle under pressure and deny his promises?

Even he admitted his children records what he says so he doesn’t deny he said those things later in the future. Take a few:

I would never leave APGA - He left
I would remove the fuel subsidy immediately. I cannot allow it to stay a day longer (2022) - He denied saying this recently in 2025.
30 of us met Abacha, he banged the table and appointed me as chairman tin can (2023) - I never met Abacha (2025).

givedemwotowoto:
Do you have this particular video clip? I am referencing the Facebook video you posted

It was the interview yesterday.

givedemwotowoto:
If you still don’t get it at this point. Wahala Dey.

PO was cutting a long story short. They went to see Abacha, they ended up seeing the minister who set him up to resolve the issue and he did, everyone clapped for Abacha because the President receives glory. Then a well known group of people started “he was Abacha boy”

Long story short

Okay so it was the minister only they met, so why did Obi say yesterday that he met the minister and the head of state? What does that mean? Who was this head of state?

givedemwotowoto:
Read the bolded for your answer

“Inaudible the minister”. So the minister made an appointment in the presence of Abacha? or the 30 people met only the minister and not Abacha? Which one?

givedemwotowoto:
Explanation:

If you want to see the President, you have to identify yourself and go through security clearance. After that, depending on your level of security clearance, you may be directed to a SA or SSA or whoever will attend to your enquiry. It is there they will determine whether they will put you in the appointment list, or whether you should go to someone else, like the minister in charge of the issue you want to resolve.

According to PO, they were 100 who went to see Abacha. When they got there, the people threatened to arrest them. Only 30 agreed to proceed further. The rest were probably afraid to go any further.

Was Obi among the 30 who proceeded further and who did the 30 then meet? Who banged the table after the speech of the 30?

givedemwotowoto:
How can we be dealing with this level of understanding in Nigeria? The transcript says they went to Abacha to see Abacha but doesn’t say they met with Abacha. Isn’t that clear enough?

Okay let’s break this one by one. Thank God say I nor go work today, I get time.

This is the transcript you posted earlier.

“We went to Abuja to see Abacha. We were 100. They said they were going to lock us up. Only 30 agreed to see him. And when they said I should speak, I started talking. Half way, the man banged his table and said (inaudible) the minister, he said, from today, ports decongestion, you see this boy who is talking, which is me, Chairman (Tincan)… that’s how I got involved in the ports.

And when they finished it, everybody was clapping for Abacha for clearing the ports”

So first question from your transcript:

What is the meaning of: “only 30 agreed to see him”? Who did the 30 agree to see?

givedemwotowoto:
Here is a quote of what he said in the video you people keep referring to. So tell me where he mentioned that they met with Abacha directly. Now even if Abacha was present at that meeting, does this count as meeting with Abacha just because you were in a room with him? Does it count as being an Abacha boy? Because to be his boy, you must have a working relationship with him the way someone like Reno has a working relationship with Tinubu or Atiku.

Okay so this quote you posted for me now, does it contradict your earlier argument or not? At first you said he never met him but just the minister. Can you admit now you were wrong before we move on?

Irony1:
Are you really a 9ja patriot or just a hungry liar online hustling for daily bread? PO said it clearlt get never worked as Port MD or chairman of any port. PO worked in a committee as a private citizen, helping the government to decongest the ports.

Was he personally appointed as chairman by Abacha? I don’t know what the fuss is though. Many great people were appointed by the likes of even Babangida who was perceived to be an evil genius (a Maradona).

Mrexcell:
He said he never met him before the port issue.

He simply said I have never met Abacha. He didn’t deliberately clarify that he never met him before that day. You are the one helping him here.

Landowner101:
In terms of having an audience with the head of state yes, in terms of working in the government he has never met Abacha

Obi should learn to communicate well. There’s no need to say he has never met Abacha when he clearly met him and was appointed by him to do a temporary task. That doesn’t mean he is a devil simply because Abacha appointed him to decongest the ports (if that is even a true story in the first place).

givedemwotowoto:
Watch the video again very slowly, pause and rewind, he didn’t say he met Abacha, though that’s what they went to do. There was a minister handling the ports congestion and that issue was handled by them

Landowner101 abeg come carry your fellow Obidient.

givedemwotowoto:
Why is this so difficult to understand? Is it that you haven’t been to see any high ranking politician in power before or what?

Either Obi has a problem communicating well or he just lies for fun. The problem is not with me but the contradiction caused by Obi.
You are saying he never met Abacha. Obi said he met with both the minister and head of state in his interview yesterday. He also made it clear in 2023 that 30 of them were selected to meet Abacha who listened to them and banged the table. He didn’t say the minister did that. Your position is more contradictory.

Landowner101:
You guys and critical thinking, Abacha here doesn't mean that he met one on one with Abacha, rather it was a minister working under the directive of Abacha (Ani).

You don dey change mouth here. In your argument with me you said he met Abacha but not one on one. So why change mouth here?

Landowner101:
In that same video he claimed to have an audience with the minister of finance (Ani) and Head of State (Abacha)

All this Una cut and join video



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bjqGNjPFcmc?si=ExguV8ZRFDZswZ-z

So he met the head of state Abacha but not one on one. Lol 😂

givedemwotowoto:
The minister banged his table. I know it can be hard to understand English sometimes. Abacha had no business with them. They went to see him but they saw the minister. Abacha protocol officers didn’t think they needed to see Abacha.

You are the one contradicting Obi and your fellow Obidient replying me now. Obi said 30 of them were selected to then meet Abacha and Abacha banged the table and instructed that Obi should be the chairman after listening to them. You are contradicting your fellow Obidients here who are arguing he didn’t meet Abacha one on one but he met Abacha.

givedemwotowoto:
Maybe the English he spoke was too complicated to understand. He and about 100 other people went to Abuja to meet with Abacha, but they were directed to meet with the minister.

Someone who spends their time on nairaland 24/7 wouldn’t know that if you go to Abuja to meet the President without invitation, you may be redirected to meet with a minister, and even going to meet with the minister, you may still be redirected to meet with their PA depending on what you’re meeting them for.

But Obi himself said 30 of them were then selected to meet Abacha. After they spoke with Abacha, Abacha banged the table bam and said you this young man you are now the chairman tin can.

Landowner101:
he spoke to General Abacha as part of a group of roughly 30 Lagos importers, not in a private one-on-one meeting. During that group audience in the Presidential Villa, Abacha reacted slamming his table and then instructed his ministers to make Obi chairman of the Tin Can Port decongestion committee.

So, yes, Obi met Abacha in a room of about 30 people, not in a private, one-on-one setting.

In his interview now, he said I never met with Abacha. You are the one adding one-on-one setting to his statement. He simply said I never met Abacha before.

Landowner101:
Things will be cleared today


WHAT PETER OBI SAID

“I went to Abacha to complain about the port congestion. He was angry and banged the table and said:‘You’re now the chairman of Tin Can’”


THIS WAS ACTUALLY THE MEANING OF WHAT HE SAID

Obi narrates that Abacha was so fed up with the inefficiency that he appointed him to lead a task on port decongestion hence, Obi’s reference to being “chairman.”

WHAT HE MEANT BY CHAIRMAN

Obi was not officially appointed as:

Chairman of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA)

Chairman of Tin Can Island Port Authority (which does not have its own separate governing board)


Rather, he chaired a temporary taskforce/committee specifically focused on resolving port congestion issues at Tin Can. That’s what he meant by “Chairman” not a formal, gazetted, long-term government appointment.

This is why official NPA records do not list him among the agency's leadership or chairmen.


Make use of this information and spot the hypocrisy of the propagandists.

Did he meet Abacha in a room of 30 people or not?

grandsuccess:
Actually, they made their complain to Walli Ahmed the then Head of NPA. It was Walli that asked them to make suggestions on how best to de-congest the ports. They submitted their suggestion to Walli Ahmed and not to Abacha. In fact, the complain and report never reached Aso Rock bc it will be like backstabbing Walli Ahmed.

Ahmed handled the whole thing himself and Abacha was never aware of the complaint nor the report.



The thing is when these APC media lying team are churning out their false lies against Obi, we in the know always smile and let them be, knowing fully well that Obi will answer their lies at the most unexpected time. And when he does answer them, it makes them look like the unintelligent *f00ls they really are.

But it was Obi himself who narrated this story of meeting Abacha not APC. He said Abacha banged the table and said this young boy you are now the chairman.

lovewins:
Learn to ignore anyone who brings up these names in conversations about the Super Falcons (Onyenezide, Ajakaye, Sebastian). They are not to be taken seriously. I can assure you they haven't seen th se folks play football in the last 1 year. Imagine suggesting Deborah Abiodun be replaced with Esther? These are not serious takes and they should be treated as such by ignoring.

Well, I have watched all of them play and my proposal is on how to make that midfield click. We don’t have that all out creative midfielder we could substitute for Payne in some games. Echiegini is good but the coach hasn’t figured out how to use her properly together with Payne (or even without her).

We need someone who can connect properly with the defensive midfielders: Ucheibe/ Ayinde in connecting with the attack.

You are of course free to disagree with that which is fine.

Deltamani:
I will prefer to have Shukurat Moshood groomed in than Esther Onyenezide as Onyi Echegini is still young to stay on the big stage for a longer while…

I think this current coach still doesn’t know how well to utilize Onyi Echiegini especially when the team is under pressure and not getting lots of possession. Onyi can get easily pocketed in those situations and it would be left to the coach to switch his tactics.

Wait oo. Na this same Algeria we beat 4-1 for Abeokuta?

Their game here against Botswana has been pure dominance. I’m pleasantly surprised because Botswana got to the quarterfinals the last time.

Their no 11 with hijab is a good player.

AkinDS:
For me, the poorest player on the field was Christy Ucheibe.
Horrible passes all day long since she entered the field. I mean, not a single good pass ! Kept turning the ball over.

Worst performance I have seen from her.

She also had that problem against Portugal. This is unlike her.

mostob:
Am I the only one frustrated by the frequent blow from the refs for simple nudges (specifically by Ihezuo)..

Shey those opponents no chop come field ni?
Football is a contact sport that's why gym is part of fitness routines.

I think they saw they could manipulate the referee with it, so they just fired on.
The Plumptre goal also was actually a goal.

Algerians have some good football technique.

Jojodjo:
Ask yourself who she'll have replaced in the squad
Is it Ayinde, Abiodun or Ucheibe?

Definitely Abiodun in my opinion. Ucheibe and Ayinde already offers that defensive midfield cover and they are more mature in their tackles than Abiodun. Esther Oyenezide knows how to keep possession and keep the attack going from the midfield. Her only weakness is that she always wants to shoot even from distance which can be managed by the coach.

This game needed an Esther Oyenezide in midfield.

AndSunGorilla:
Another quote "That goal should have stand".

Overall, good job by Desire. I hope she has intentions of getting a coaching license. I feel she would make a good coach.

She did better than Ikpeba to be honest. I think it’s anxiety though because Oparanozie doesn’t make those mistakes on her channel.

I think a combination of Ucheibe and Ayinde always gives our midfield stability.

Very slow. Lacking ideas. Poor passes in midfield and attack.

JohnBullMySon:
Goodluck to SF. Not expecting much but let us qualify for world cup please.

This tournament is not a World Cup qualifier. The next one however will be.