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The messianic toga coronated on Peter Obi became his albatross that ended up exposing him badly.

Among the three leading presidential candidate, Peter Obi was the least prepared. His buzzwords were: "new Nigeria", "consumption to production", "Nigeria is at the last stage of collapsing".

It was even disturbing that Peter Obi saw himself as the one to rescue Nigeria. He was not even prepared because he had no manifesto until he was forced to produce one by the crew of Arise News. This manifesto was released on December 4, 2022. Tinubu released his own manifesto around October 20, 2022. But one of Obi's henchmen claimed Tinubu copied Obi's manifesto.

If Obi presiding over Nigeria would have made Nigeria better, let's interrogate the following:

(1) Obi presided over Anambra for 8 years. Is Anambra under him as inspiration of what Nigeria should be? What specific policies did he propose to turn Anambra from consumption to production?

(2) How did he improve the IGR of Anambra?

(3) He had claimed Anambra came first in WAEC. Does anyone even understand what that means?

(4) Looking at his campaign expenses as released by his campaign treasurer, he spent more money on post election litigation than pre-election campaigns. He either did not believe he could win on the ballot and wanted to win through the courts, or he wanted to spend less and maximize benefits. He ended up wasting money as his calculation failed.

(5) He claimed to have bought 505 as a student. Yet, he struggled to explain to Arise News what he did for a living. He said they should ask others, that he was a distributor (not a manufacturer) and studied market to market at Harvard. What exactly was he distributing?

(6) His name was mentioned in Pandora papers. Why did he hide money in a tax haven?

(7) Through his utterances, he demarketed Nigeria. His entire campaign had no strategy. His spokesmen could not talk about anything apart from religion and attacking Tinubu. This was also an area Atiku failed. Tinubu was the only one who had a campaign slogan: "Renewed Hope" and that was his message.

Now, in terms of Nigeria being as it is. Many years ago, some elder statesmen warned that Nigeria penchant for wasting funds was us eating away our future. We subsidized dollars, which only benefitted the rich, subsidized fuel which many turned into a dangerous business by smuggling and even making claims when they didn't supply fuel, four refineries collapsed at once, gas was and is still being flared; we subsidized religious pilgrimage, and even killed our manufacturing sector. The only subsidy we enjoyed was education and healthcare.

It was in Nigeria they were defending the naira by subsidizing dollar sales. Defending the naira from what? Who benefitted? When we could no longer afford the mess we created, we started borrowing to pay subsidies and salaries and some states were bankrupt and could not meet salary obligations. Former President Buhari bailed out the states in 2015 and 2021. This was the reality.

Now they are asking what Nigeria did with the savings from subsidy. The fact is that the word "savings" is a misnomer. Nigeria simply stopped borrowing to fund a corrupt subsidy regime.

Just to conclude, there is no evidence beyond gaslighting that Nigeria would have been better off with Peter Onwuabasi Obi (POO) as president. It is akin to the hallucinatory toga of messianic superpowers poured on Mr Peter Onwuabasi Obi, such powers that made his investments of Anambra money worth toilet paper according to the current Governor Charles Chukwuma Soludo of banking is no ludo fame.

Not that he said it, it is obvious and even Tinubu's supporters knows this very deep in their heart.....

Yet, both Ngige that preceeded him and Obiano that proceeded him, performed better than His Excellency mediocre standard.

Ever8090:
Not that he said it, it is obvious and even Tinubu's supporters knows this very deep in their heart.....

This is how to navigate hypocrisy.

It is called dancing through the filth and failure.

Peter Obi cant even win an election in his own state, how can he be president of Nigeria?

Abaribe don collect e own share of the national cake.

tundegan:
Peter Obi cant even win an election in his own state, how can he be president of Nigeria?

He will be disgraced again in Anambra as usual since the day he betrayed APGA and joined the PDP, and now LP.

It is only when he has a contest against non-Igbos that tribal solidarity come to the fore and deliver for him.

tundegan:
Peter Obi cant even win an election in his own state, how can he be president of Nigeria?

We are often told that one of the requirements of being an agbadorian is that a member doesn't need his brain and you people keep proving those who propagate this theory right!

Every sane person knows. Only Tinubu zombiees say otherwise

Throwback:
Yet, both Ngige that preceeded him and Obiano that proceeded him, perforned better than His Excellency mediocre standard.

Shut up Zombiee..

Wait for Agbado guys with 10mb data to come and defend the mandate thief

emkz:
https://punchng.com/nigeria-would-have-been-better-under-peter-obi-abaribe/

We need to decide on what we want in Nigeria. We complain about quota system, yet when President Tinubu starts being brave enough to ignore it, we complain about Nepotism.

I am going to assume these guys are qualified to do the job, if they aren't, we all get to decide on President Tinubu's future in a few years time.

We know the North will fight back, hopefully they are reminded the South must do it's 8 years and they ensure Atiku or other northern politicians are not on the ballot.

I did not vote APC and am not a President Tinubu supporter.

Whoever that have contrary opinion to this is a fool and illiterate. Obi was the right deal but Illiterate INEC chairman imposed Iragbiji drunkard on the people.

tundegan:
Peter Obi cant even win an election in his own state, how can he be president of Nigeria?

But he won your drug master in Lagos where he ruled as governor. You all Tinubu urchins have no sense

Shevchenkko:
Shut up Zombiee..

A partisan hack cannot accept the truth.

If it is to bash other politicians, you will not be upset.

I am not surprised.

Na ona problem

Senator Abaribe does not need to waste his time trying the convince those who think otherwise.

All man for himself.

As far as I'm concerned, let everyone in support of this government keep enjoying or enduring the present situation with their families, while Tinubu keeps renewing their hope till 2027 or even 2031.

It's a known fact that Peter would be better than Tinubu


Peter is a business man.

Tinubu is a druglord.

Massive difference

Hydraulics ewedu sipping morons don’t believe you

Rubbish . This one wants to give obidients something to mastirbate with

MadamVanessa:



Whoever that have contrary opinion to this is a fool and illiterate. Obi was the right deal but Illiterate INEC chairman imposed Iragbiji drunkard on the people.

We know your type.

Who doesn't know? At least he would have cut the cost of governance...that I'm very sure of.

Yes I believe in P.O

tundegan:
Peter Obi cant even win an election in his own state, how can he be president of Nigeria?

He won flawlessly in Anambra infact in all the 5 eastern states. But your god of Iragbiji was severely dealt with in a state he claimed he developed.

Throwback:
He will be disgraced again in Anambra as usual since the day he betrayed APGA and joined the PDP, and now LP.

It is only when he has a contest against non-Igbos that tribal solidarity come to the fore and deliver for him.

Self deceit at its best. Lol

We all know that. Denial of this fact stems from tribalism.

Argentina is 100% worse than Nigeria but the new president stopped the IMF and World Bank demonic gifts, stopped borrowing and ended printing of cash and still balanced the budget for the first time in decades.

Yes na, Peter obi turned anambra to dubai within 2 yrs of governance

I watched his interview and he was talking about nepotism and ethnicism, but see him endorsing his kinsman....

Ejo egbe gbogbo enu yin soun too much of faith in men has failed nigeria yet you put so much hope in men.

The other time the same nigerians were claiming obj is the messiah of nigeria, some were saying buhari is a no nonsense man he's prepared to fix nigeria now You're hero worshipping obi. Even the bible says the arm of flesh will fail you yet you're still trusting man.

Men that you will never know how psychopathic they can be till you give them power.as long as men are yet to have power, money or whatever it is they desire, they are humble till their hand touches the power they desire then you will see their true colour.abeg gedi fok jare

Throwback:
A partisan hack cannot accept the truth.

If it is to bash other politicians, you will not be upset.

I am not surprised.

We're saying facts here. Take a swerve if you don't have the brains to understand facts

With what Anambra people said when he was governor?

Same way we would have wish Tinubu won the election if obi was underperforming.


Politicians know the game too well