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Every time His Excellency Mr. @PeterObi speaks about how the system tries to silence him, I listen. But I never imagined I would witness it firsthand—until Saturday, 31st May 2025. Let me walk you through what happened.

I accompanied Mr. Obi to London Business School, where he engaged in a Fireside Chat hosted by the Africa Business Club. The theme?
“From Promise to Prosperity: Charting Africa’s Development with Political Will and Vision.” A powerful and inspiring session with Q & A.

After the event, we boarded an Uber to Brentford Community Stadium, where Nigeria faced Jamaica in the Unity Cup Final. At the entrance, we ran into D’Banj, who came to perform at the event. We slipped in and sat near the Nigerian team.

The match ended 2-2 and went to penalties. As it got intense, the crowd—mostly young Nigerians—started chanting: “Obi! Obi! Obi! Obi!”
Some players began noticing him too. To avoid becoming a distraction, Mr. Obi quietly stepped back, cheering the team from a distance during the penalty shootout. But after Nigeria won, some officials invited him to join their post-match photo session.

True to form, he politely asked them to get clearance from the officials. Suddenly, everything changed.
One of the officials, after a phone call, returned with a hardened face and shouted: "He is not allowed to take pictures with the team!" Just moments earlier, the same officials were been visibly excited about Mr. Obi’s presence. The transformation was disturbing. It was clear someone had given a directive. The atmosphere shifted instantly.

One player, still determined, tried to greet him after the photos. But from the pitch, a voice thundered:
"You have been told not to greet him!"
Security physically blocked the player from reaching Mr. Obi.

The player, visibly upset, walked off the pitch straight to the dressing room. It was shocking to witness. Even efforts to see the team even in the dressing room was met with same instructions from above. Unbelievable! Meanwhile, both Nigerian and Jamaican fans continued swarming Mr. Obi for photos. They didn’t care about politics—only the man they respect.

I left the stadium thinking:
Even in football, a sport meant to unite us, politics has been weaponised.
That moment deepened my resolve: In 2027, we must build a country where no one is silenced based on party affiliation. A nation where everyone is equal. ✊🏽🇳🇬
-TheEnd-

fergie001:
https://x.com/MaaziEzeoke/status/1930285811989123120?t=qz0gaSedPPQMES3QhtY2sg&s=19[/quote]Yinmu. You claim that he is being sidelined yet his Fidelity Bank, his cash cow, is daily making billions in profit.

This table you are shaking with your lies ehn, you will soon hear from Baba Sowore and Reno Omokri

KaLuCh:
APC takes no hostages. Some mumu people think say na Yoruba vs Igbo thing. When dem wake up, e go don too late

Watianoengineer:
Fvck Obi

Qadaffi2idiamin:
The urban bandit in abuja and his gang of clowns everywhere love corn and darkness.

Remember that 90 year prize winner that stood in th3 streets for hours in 2015? That guy is hated all over Africa.

favor914:
Peter Obi wan take picture with the Nigerian National Team players for his political propaganda? That man never ceases to amaze me.

MKPUOGALIGA:
Tinubu is so scared it's pathetic

ebuk4real:
Goat