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IPIGSRSHALLOW:
Suddenly, it is all quiet on the eastern front. No street heckles or flag waving or mooning over a yellow sun, no hooting or baying in public. The rabble no longer raves. Few wonder what happened to the Nnamdi Kanu crowd. Some may wonder if they are withering?

The answer is before our eyes. The Biafran babblers are alive and well. They just swapped icons, rechristened the shrines and rewrote the rites. They left the prophet for a secular priest. They have had a switch of battle gear.

Maybe it is not quiet. We can hear and feel the cacophony. The chants and caterwauling are everywhere, especially on the phones. The twitter bees, the Instagram grimes, the Facebook freaks. They are alive and well, but they have not been at war at the side of their icon, who is griping in detention.

It’s farewell Kanu. Welcome Obi, at least until the new priest peters out. They are at his worship. They embrace it because it does not, for the first time in years, feel like they are outside the mainstream. They are not falling foul of the law, not howling from the fringes. They have Peter Obi as their man. He is mainstream. He belongs, not to the MASSOB, or Kanu’s assembly called IPOB. They can say they have a legitimate tribe and rhetoric. They may pretend to love Nigeria. They may claim to embrace INEC, cling to a political party no one in the police or DSS will harangue.

But that is where it stops. They have transferred the temperament of their former master into the new. And they have not spared any incoherence, any lack of finesse, and threats and tantrums, any show of rabid, primitive cants, or any ululations. They have abused, cursed, thrown imprecations. They have hugged lies about their candidate. They have pelted lies about others. They have distorted material.

Obi has turned out to be an excuse for even closet Biafrans to betray open emotions about Biafra without being accused of it. This includes intellectuals who did not show mercy to him while he reigned in Anambra as a pharisaic chief executive. It is like wearing a colour beneath another colour. Obi has become a shelter for both miscreants and activists of the crowd.

Obi knows this. He is happy to be their catharsis, to be their excuse for unfurling their bile at the system, for acting like revolutionaries. He is playing to it by acting as though he is the saint of Nigerian politics. Perhaps the purists of the Biafran cause are unhappy, and they unleashed a past video clip of Kanu on the social media. In it, Kanu lashes out at Obi as governor and stated what this essayist wrote about him over building a NEXT supermarket while still the governor of Anambra State. The video clip referred to him as a sort of sexual being on the fringe. You can imagine an Aso Rock sweltering with romps of the evil flesh. His so-called Obidients know this. But it counts for little.

They also know that this is the same Obi, whose emissaries were intercepted, while a governor at Apapa, by then police chief Marvel Akpoyibo with over 200 million cash. The matter became a cause celebre with impeachment dangling until the timid state house of assembly was on the take. This is the man they call stingy because he dared to spend on himself and his family, his wife being accused of spending N1.5 billion on tours. The man that admitted he placed Anambra money in his family account, and was not ashamed to confess when confronted. He did not follow due process. This is the man who is speaking from both sides of his mouth for maintaining an offshore account while a governor. This is Obi, who claimed he saved money, while pensioners were looking desperately at their graves.

I can excuse those who think that being stingy is good for the economy because they are looking at how they run their family and personal finances. But no economy works in history by saving money. It stifles the economy. He has not been able to tell us how he will do it, and whether he has done it. We have no landmark in Anambra State to attribute to him, no enduring legacy.

But this essayist can understand why Obi knows that the crowd that adores him will not question him. He is therefore using religion as a bait. He is now on a weekly pilgrimage to churches. Jonathan did the same. The pastors, ever opportunistic, see him as a darling. He is visiting a sectional hue of pews. This is the man who divided the church in Anambra State in his time between Catholics and the others. He is trying to push himself as the Christian candidate of the south while his messengers foul the air with sanctimonious growl about Muslim-Muslim ticket. I am sure Kanu will chuckle in his cocoon, especially when he contemplates what he alleges as his sinful romps in hotels.

There is a divide here. He is pushing himself as a southern candidate. His core followers are advancing him as the Igbo candidate. But how do we reconcile the Biafran with an Obi, who even MASSOB, has denied has anything to do with them? Obi is taking a Machiavellian attitude to the matter. If Biafran impulse will propel him, he will take it. The Biafrans on board believe Obi is their best revenge on the Nigerian state. They can take over the zoo by acting as members of the zoo.

But this psychology is nothing new. The private man and public man may not always cohere. In their huts, they are Biafrans. On the frontlines of battle, they are Obi. It is like Mr. Mani in A.B. Yehoshua’s novel who calls himself a Jew but does not believe in Jehovah. He embraces the culture but renounces its mystery. One of 20th century’s top philosophers, Hannah Arendt, obsesses over this schizophrenia in his opus, The Origins of Totalitarianism. The Obi followers accept Biafra but reject Nigeria. They abandon the mystic of the cause, Nnamdi Kanu, and have followed Obi, its inauthentic saint. It is the pragmatism of the cause. Kanu is the unarmed prophet, sulking behind bars. Obi is out in the open, a bird in hand. Machiavelli warned against the unarmed prophet, who fights without power. Elijah was armed against his foes. So was Jesus until he was crucified. They see Obi as armed with electoral quest. It is their own version of the Trojan War. Obi is the Greek Gift that they will ride in the battle for conquest.

They have now evangelised others from outside the southeast to give a regional legitimacy to their cause. They call themselves Obidients but they obey only one call: the sound of the east. Those in south-south have been seduced as by the cooing of Obi’s voice as by evangelism of the Biafrans. Mind you, they have not abandoned Kanu. But their icon has no power for now. Obi is like Zik, Kanu like Ojukwu. One is a flair, the other a flare.

While Obi hops from church to church and beclouds the hypocrisy among political pastors, the nation watches as his sectional army taunts and harangues others. But Obi will do nothing to restrain his rabble because he knows they are doing a good job in keeping the faithful within their own bubble where they reinforce their own self-delusions. That will last until their last call at the polls. This is not the time to properly interrogate in details the false intimations of Obi’s agenda and hypocrisies. But it is safe to say one thing. Before he peters out and hurtles towards an electoral Obi, the country knows the content of the crowd and its origin. They are a caterwauling group trying to seduce, without much success, those outside its ethno-religious tent

nams77:
I read your write up and will give it to you..you are good. One more thing, this show's that you are erudite and objective.
Now to the crux of the issue.. .
Is it wrong for the Igbos to feel bad and want out of the system after they have been neglected and disenfranchised by the powers that be? Every tribe has felt one form of neglect all the other but no tribe has suffered this level of hatred, horror and humiliation like the easterner. Almost every bile from different part of this country is targeted at them because one group or section points them as the enemy to enable this same group thrive and dominate. They say the Igbo man is too ambitious and will sell this country. I wonder who is calling the shots now and have sold the country to foreigners to plunder the country.

There is just this hatred for them over nothing real or substantial.
Who is the real enemy of Nigeria today? Who is holding this country by the jugular in a grip of Terror and fear? I guess you will want to say it is the Igbos?
A group that goes about their lawful business, obeying the laws in other people's region and doing ther legitimate business is your enemy?

If you observe this level of hatred in a locality against your person, Will you want to remain in such a contraption where every little misunderstanding that may not even concern you leads to the death and killing of your people?
Be objective and think impartially this time. Enjoy your day

Ekundayo7574:
FACT CHECK: Did Peter Obi Build 10 Hospitals, Win Bill And Belinda Gates’ Best Gov Award In 2013?



https://dailytrust.com/fact-check-did-peter-obi-build-10-hospitals-win-bill-and-belinda-gates-best-gov-award-in-2013

Cantonese:
Two men were governors, one in Lagos the other in Anambra . Towards the end of their second term, the one in Lagos sent his retirement bill and got his House of Assembly to approve what you see below as his yearly pension.

1. 300% annual salary as severance package as approved by RMAFAC.
2. 100% of annual basic salary of incumbent gov as salary for LIFE even after leaving office.
3. Six new cars every 3 years
4. A new house in Lagos, minimum 5 bedroom
5. A new house in Abuja or any other location, minimum 5 bedroom.
6. Free medical care for him and members of his family for life.
7. Entitled to cooks, stewards, Gardners, and domestic staffs, all pensionable.
8. 300% of his annual basic salary as governor every 2 years as furniture allowance
9. 100% of annual basic salary as governor as his house maintenance allowance
10. Two DSS officers, 1 female officer for his wife and eight policemen to guard him.
11. 25% of his annual basic salary for personal assistants.
12. 30% of his annual basic salary for car maintenance .
13. 20% of his annual basic salary as utilities maintenance.
14. Pensionable drivers, no limits to the number.

This is apart from what he gets as a percentage of collections from Alpha Beta for tax collections for Lagos State and the total control he has over the governor and the treasury.

But see what the other collects from Anambra State since leaving office as governor:
1. No gratuity
2. No pensions
3. No houses
4. No cars
5. No allowances of any kind
6. No maintenances of any kind.
7. No personal assistants paid by the state.
8. No domestic staffs paid by the state.
9. No aids sponsored by the state.
10. Not even pure water.
11. No shishi from the State.

Now the two men want to be president.
Choose you today who means well for Nigeria and who will serve the people selflessly.

buhariguy:
and idiotic pig can never rule Nigeria.
They will wait till 2050

Salewa97:
No matter the preach of hate by the opposition, tinubu will always shower them with love. God bless Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

Throwback:
You mean your own type of revolution will never accept truth if it doesn't align with your prejudices?

We must never allow IPOB take control of Nigeria.

Everyone must sing the same song, and reason the same way. Else, they suffer what the SouthEast is still suffering without human rights due to the terror of a minority mob.

Naija no be SouthEast.

Tareq1105:
Another Lie Lie Mohammed is loading on Nigeria and Nigerians.

We've always known Obi to be a serial liar and pretender. Recall he flew Economy tickets to Egypt, pretending he's like me and you. Na lie! Obi is known for reeling out unfounded statistics and comparative analysis of countries like China Singapore Malaysia Indonesia etc that doesn't have any correlation with Nigeria.

Recall all the examples and comparism he gave during the 2019 VP debate turned out to be lies from the pit of hell.

Obi lies without a second thought, he relish it and he would tell you to check it. He enjoys it just to impress his gullible supporters and it has become his Trade Mark.

Recently he's suddenly become a regular guest at Pentecostal Churches. The question is does he believe in Pentecostals? He's a çatholic to the core but it has become expedient for him to worship there.

Obi is synonymous with lies and pretence.
Nigeria and Nigerians cannot afford another Lie Mohammed in a president.

SugarGirl44:
For the gullible Yorubas with no mind of their own, who want to impress the ibos, those same ibos that have been cursing your generations and don't fail to show their hatred for you.
You can easily forgive them, but you can't forgive Tinubu who hasn't offended you directly.
Continue with your political correctness o.
If obi mistakenly wins, you'll be reduced to a nonentity when you're a born king/queen.
Nigeria has made you lose value in yourself.

It's better for you not to vote at all than leave Tinubu, as brilliant as he is, and vote for a mediocre called obi.
We should all be asking for Yoruba Nation, but pending when that happens, the least we deserve is have access to the presidency, esp judging by the number of Yoruba brains that Nigeria has killed.

It's a shame for a Yoruba man to campaign for obi.
Ibo would never do the same for you, they only work against our interest, read your history, but you foolishly want to please them.

A word is enough for the wise.
Ire o.

Ekundayo7574:
FACT CHECK: Did Peter Obi Build 10 Hospitals, Win Bill And Belinda Gates’ Best Gov Award In 2013?



https://dailytrust.com/fact-check-did-peter-obi-build-10-hospitals-win-bill-and-belinda-gates-best-gov-award-in-2013

Throwback:
You mean your own type of revolution will never accept truth if it doesn't align with your prejudices?

We must never allow IPOB take control of Nigeria.

Everyone must sing the same song, and reason the same way. Else, they suffer what the SouthEast is still suffering without human rights due to the terror of a minority mob.

Naija no be SouthEast.

LegendHero:
Obi is a natural born liar.

That is why he always say “Go and verify” because he know his minions won’t verify jack. Shey na people wey believe say Buhari na Jubril go verify statements?

Since he said a mad man advised him on how he solved Anambra insecurity issue, I know that the man is a liar of global repute.

buhariguy:
sane Nigerians care.
Is a sin to lie.
Pandora tu lie

meobizy:
Bad publicity is still publicity.

Nigeria matter don cast. The only way to fix our problems in the next ten years is to elect four presidents to serve in tandem. With four men sharing equal power doing the needed work with state funds, by three years Nigerians will start feeling the benefits. Let's not kid ourselves; one human being can not make any impressionable change whatsoever.

Throwback:
The day I will catch Obi telling the truth, I will send him for maintenance.

For now, let him continue working optimally with his default setting.

As for his integrity, APGA people can give you his source code.

Ekundayo7574:
FACT CHECK: Did Peter Obi Build 10 Hospitals, Win Bill And Belinda Gates’ Best Gov Award In 2013?



https://dailytrust.com/fact-check-did-peter-obi-build-10-hospitals-win-bill-and-belinda-gates-best-gov-award-in-2013

SmartPolician:
Do fact-checking on what Obi said himself, not what some idiots said because they think that Obi is a Messiah sent straight from heaven.

Some of their exaggerations shock even me, his supporter - just the way Tinubu urchins attribute the achievements of 4 administrations in Lagos to the oldie.

So, don't blame these politicians for the stupidity flying around our innocent cyberspace. Instead, blame their zealot supporters for being incurably stupid.

tibatobi:
obi is not going anywhere...the people he is competing the seat of power with are Godfather's...him is a smallboy...he will only make it as part of his profile has a former presidential candidate.

Ekundayo7574:
FACT CHECK: Did Peter Obi Build 10 Hospitals, Win Bill And Belinda Gates’ Best Gov Award In 2013?



https://dailytrust.com/fact-check-did-peter-obi-build-10-hospitals-win-bill-and-belinda-gates-best-gov-award-in-2013

Throwback:
The day I will catch Obi telling the truth, I will send him for maintenance.

For now, let him continue working optimally with his default setting.

As for his integrity, APGA people can give you his source code.

Akurakambe:
Tinubu urchins on rampage. How many times will you guys post this fake news here?

Daily trust fake journalist cannot complete their Bleep checking again? No more investigative journalism, shame on them

BTW, my town benefited from this project that is being factcheckd. Peter Obi used the money to build a Maternity complex at Niger Diocesan hospital umunze.

Go and verify.

DWJOBScom:
The previous person running the fact check was more objective compared to the current person

daygee12:
I feel ur pains but Ibos need to understand some basic things when dealing with a country full of diversity like Nigeria

1. Tolerant
2. Accommodating
3. Don't spread hatred
4. Politically tactical

Nobody hates Ibos

Throwback:
The day I will catch Obi telling the truth, I will send him for maintenance.

For now, let him continue working optimally with his default setting.

As for his integrity, APGA people can give you his source code.

Throwback:
The day I will catch Obi telling the truth, I will send him for maintenance.

For now, let him continue working optimally with his default setting.

As for his integrity, APGA people can give you his source code.

Throwback:
The day I will catch Obi telling the truth, I will send him for maintenance.

For now, let him continue working optimally with his default setting.

As for his integrity, APGA people can give you his source code.

DWJOBScom:
The previous person running the fact check was more objective compared to the current person

Ekundayo7574:
FACT CHECK: Did Peter Obi Build 10 Hospitals, Win Bill And Belinda Gates’ Best Gov Award In 2013?



https://dailytrust.com/fact-check-did-peter-obi-build-10-hospitals-win-bill-and-belinda-gates-best-gov-award-in-2013