First, let us note that this section of the interview was about security and the menace of banditry.
We begin at 33:09
FULL TRANSCRIPT OF THE SECTION OF ARISE INTERVIEW WITH PETER OBI @TONYEBARCANISTA POSTED
Rufai: OK, but Mr Peter Obi, it is not as easy as you just said it is. Should I tell you why? Because you have to buy more guns to fight the bandits that don't make people farm on the farmlands, to fight the bandits that killed 100 farmers in Zababare, to fight the legacy issues of infrastructure that would inhibit production, and a lot of people keep asking, you keep talking about production but as a businessman you used to import a lot into this country, those are some of the things they hold against you. You talk about production but you're a big net importer into this country. And, how will you solve those legacy issues? That's why we talked about security.
Peter Obi cuts in...
Peter Obi: Let me tell you, I talked about security, let me tell you, Rufai. I've been going around this country. I've visited 5 prisons and I can invite you to go to one with me. I sat down with some when I went into a prison, there were 1000 people and I interviewed 100.
Why were you involved in kidnapping? I have no job! Why were you involved in cultism? I have no job! Why were you involved in kidnapping? I have no job!
And I said to them, how much were you paid in the last operation? Rufai, you won't believe it, N30,000, N25,000, N100,000. What this shows is that if these people can have a steady income of N50,000, they won't be involved in that. The more you pull people out of poverty, I've said repeatedly, the more you reduce criminality. We have these things in Brazil. I can show you countries where it has been practised. All these agitations and criminality were all over the place in Brazil until Brazil decided to do what I am telling you now, investing in these people. It means these things I'm going to do is going to reduce this criminality because they will be part of the farmers earning income. Today bandits are taking 8 local Governments in Niger state, I'm telling you if you put money in the farther land of Niger state, you'll reduce them by 50%. Because they've found something they're doing that'll give them money. What else do they want?
Rufai cuts in....
Rufai: You talked about Brazil, are you going to do social investment because it is under .....(Inaudible - PO and Rufai were speaking at the same time)
Peter Obi: I might not, I will do a combination of everything. There's a combination of everything. You're not going to do one straight thing. It's a combination of everything that will say, we are going to pull these people out of poverty, because the more we do it, so we deal with those legacy issues. On the issue of what my importation is, let me tell you what I did and I'll like to refer to Reuben cos I've known Reuben for over 30 years. Go and ask anybody what my business is, that is what I even studied. If you go and read what I studied at Harvard, it's market-to-market management. I'm marketing, I'm a distributor. Go and ask Coca-Cola, they're in Nigeria, ask other people as at the time I was in business, I was one of their biggest distributors. It's like seeing Walmart, Walmart today sells goods from Vietnam, India, etc but they don't manufacture them. My job is not to manufacture, although I invested in manufacturing companies too, my job is distribution so I distribute. When I was doing business, less than a quarter, 25% of what I sell are imported goods, the rest are manufactured goods. It's a mixture so that when you go into the supermarket, you'll see local products and others. And, I was productive.
We stopped at 37:12
TonyeBarcanista, we understand your desperation and you're truly deserving of our pity. What else can you do when your party don't have anything to campaign with?
If you find what he said about security plausible ? he will take people out of poverty... how
Oh. Now it's that his response is not convincing enough for you?
But you agree a falsehood, a cut-and-join video was posted by TonyeBarcanista, deliberately misleading the public about him?
You people quickly assume that everyone is partisan, I'm neutral and I've not even seen the falsehood you're talking about..But his response to such critical question is empty.
biotechshola: You people quickly assume that everyone is partisan, I'm neutral and I've not even seen the falsehood you're talking about..But his response to such critical question is empty.
Okay. Have you seen it now and agreed it is a doctored video?
He never said it will stop criminality. Did you even read the transcript? He said it will reduce criminality by 50%. Why are you crying?
Our problems are not the thieves or fraudsters on awaiting Trial o. We have huge security challenges and this man is using Grammar to commonize it.. Surprisingly it's making sense to some people.
That 50percent he is talking about exists in even the developed countries. It's the kidnappers, bandits, extremists that our problem o. Wake up ooo!
You people quickly assume that everyone is partisan, I'm neutral and I've not even seen the falsehood you're talking about..But his response to such critical question is empty.
First, let us note that this section of the interview was about security and the menace of banditry.
We begin at 33:09
FULL TRANSCRIPT OF THE SECTION OF ARISE INTERVIEW WITH PETER OBI @TONYEBARCANISTA POSTED
Rufai: OK, but Mr Peter Obi, it is not as easy as you just said it is. Should I tell you why? Because you have to buy more guns to fight the bandits that don't make people farm on the farmlands, to fight the bandits that killed 100 farmers in Zababare, to fight the legacy issues of infrastructure that would inhibit production, and a lot of people keep asking, you keep talking about production but as a businessman you used to import a lot into this country, those are some of the things they hold against you. You talk about production but you're a big net importer into this country. And, how will you solve those legacy issues? That's why we talked about security.
Peter Obi cuts in...
Peter Obi: Let me tell you, I talked about security, let me tell you, Rufai. I've been going around this country. I've visited 5 prisons and I can invite you to go to one with me. I sat down with some when I went into a prison, there were 1000 people and I interviewed 100.
Why were you involved in kidnapping? I have no job! Why were you involved in cultism? I have no job! Why were you involved in kidnapping? I have no job!
And I said to them, how much were you paid in the last operation? Rufai, you won't believe it, N30,000, N25,000, N100,000. What this shows is that if these people can have a steady income of N50,000, they won't be involved in that. The more you pull people out of poverty, I've said repeatedly, the more you reduce criminality. We have these things in Brazil. I can show you countries where it has been practised. All these agitations and criminality were all over the place in Brazil until Brazil decided to do what I am telling you now, investing in these people. It means these things I'm going to do is going to reduce this criminality because they will be part of the farmers earning income. Today bandits are taking 8 local Governments in Niger state, I'm telling you if you put money in the farther land of Niger state, you'll reduce them by 50%. Because they've found something they're doing that'll give them money. What else do they want?
Rufai cuts in....
Rufai: You talked about Brazil, are you going to do social investment because it is under .....(Inaudible - PO and Rufai were speaking at the same time)
Peter Obi: I might not, I will do a combination of everything. There's a combination of everything. You're not going to do one straight thing. It's a combination of everything that will say, we are going to pull these people out of poverty, because the more we do it, so we deal with those legacy issues. On the issue of what my importation is, let me tell you what I did and I'll like to refer to Reuben cos I've known Reuben for over 30 years. Go and ask anybody what my business is, that is what I even studied. If you go and read what I studied at Harvard, it's market-to-market management. I'm marketing, I'm a distributor. Go and ask Coca-Cola, they're in Nigeria, ask other people as at the time I was in business, I was one of their biggest distributors. It's like seeing Walmart, Walmart today sells goods from Vietnam, India, etc but they don't manufacture them. My job is not to manufacture, although I invested in manufacturing companies too, my job is distribution so I distribute. When I was doing business, less than a quarter, 25% of what I sell are imported goods, the rest are manufactured goods. It's a mixture so that when you go into the supermarket, you'll see local products and others. And, I was productive.
We stopped at 37:12
TonyeBarcanista, we understand your desperation and you're truly deserving of our pity. What else can you do when your party don't have anything to campaign with?
Thanks so much for this detailed explanation.
A lot of people didn't view the full video. But this thing you just did now exposed the cunning guy
Give me context, abeg. And direct me to where he said so.
No be today dem born me.
Which cleaners over which tosh?
Leave public figures on TVs alone.
We're here on NL. You come and take me to the cleaners, lol.
Thanks for displaying your uncanny capacity to recognise and acknowledge truth. The purveyors of lies will always seek to deny the truth, just like their father satan. You are a true son of your father satan and a true brother to your brother Peter Obi. All of you, together, are incurably sunk in lies.
Wake Obi up in his sleep and he’ll tell you a lie. It’s actually a sickness. That guy is incurable!!!
Ehnn, na why I call am philosopher nau. Awon eyan Aristotle; protégés of Marcus Aurelius.
Why you come dey drag me for hailing your principal now?
It’s such a shame that Nairaland affords you people the room to spread so much falsehood, without fear of consequences.
What comforts me, though, is that someday, Nairaland and its Mods will be made to answer for all the undiluted LIBEL on this forum.
Maybe then and only then, it’d realise that sanity is better than traffic. On that day, the IP ADDRESSES of chronic liars and libellers like Begoniaa and co will be flagged up to the relevant authorities for prosecution.
IkeAnumudu: It’s such a shame that Nairaland affords you people the room to spread so much falsehood, without fear of consequences.
What comforts me, though, is that someday, Nairaland and its Mods will be made to answer for all the undiluted LIBEL on this forum.
Maybe then and only then, it’d realise that sanity is better than traffic. On that day, the IP ADDRESSES of chronic liars and libellers like Begonia and co will be flagged up to the relevant authorities for prosecution.
IkeAnumudu: Thanks for displaying your uncanny capacity to recognise and acknowledge truth. The purveyors of lies will always seek to deny the truth, just like their father satan. You are a true son of your father satan and a true brother to your brother Peter Obi. All of you, together, are incurably sunk in lies.
Wake Obi up in his sleep and he’ll tell you a lie. It’s actually a sickness. That guy is incurable!!!
What is this trash for LAWMA this cool evening, bayi?
That yawn is what you’ll spend your time in jail doing, for a long time. Keep blabbing. Keep cooking up fake documents and outright false information. You’ll pay dearly someday soon. The law will catch up on you and your multiple fake accounts.
IkeAnumudu: That yawn is what you’ll spend your time in jail doing, for a long time. Keep blabbing. Keep cooking up fake documents and outright false information. You’ll pay dearly someday soon. The law will catch up on you and your multiple fake accounts.
My advice to you: Rather than allow the curse that was uttered upon you that you’ll not achieve anything meaningful in life, to come to pass, please seek help. It is never too late rather than waste away using multiple burner accounts on twitter to, non-stop, advertise your ignorance and joblessness to the entire world.
My advice to you: Rather than allow the curse that was uttered upon you that you’ll not achieve anything meaningful in life, to come to pass, please seek help. It is never too late rather than waste away using multiple burner accounts on twitter to, non-stop, advertise your ignorance and joblessness to the entire world.
That's all?? Seriously?? No, naaaa. There's definitely gonna be a lot more. I mean, I was expecting something to fill up my screen.
