₦airaland Forum

Peter Obi (2023): "I met Abacha when he was President; he made me Chairman of the Ports."
This implies direct interaction with General Sani Abacha and an appointment under his regime (1993–1998).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUCRQBkV0t4

Peter Obi (2025): at the end of the video, he said "...I have never met Abacha."
This contradicts the earlier claim and suggests no personal interaction with Abacha.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bjqGNjPFcmc

Video Source:

You think everyone is dullard like @PeterObi himself. He can continue to his gullible supporters like you chiradada pic.twitter.com/SSuyZiO3mc

— June12 Mandate (@Gen_Buhar) July 6, 2025

SusanOpeyemi:
You guys don't understand English language. 'I met' doesn't necessarily mean you saw the person face to face. It might be through intermediaries.

Arobaga:
And we all thought Abacha was the worst



Boom Yoruba people gave us Tinubu



People wey Abacha rule no know wetin God do for them



Make them come test druggie they’ll go and apologize to Abacha

IgOga:
Leave Obi alone....baba is fighting for his life. He's between ADC and Obidients.

He needs to save himself.


I give him grace that he might have misspoke. He isn't very articulate when things are not written down...but I don't have a problem with that. I just think he doesn't fully appreciate what it takes to get result in a multi-ethinic country like Nigeria where tribalism is the order of the day. And when he was Anambra governor he was largely a failure himself. Fashola was the epitome of good governance in those days. Many governors referenced Fashola's great work...even Obi quoted him because Fashola was the star of good governance in those days.

Obi is largely shallow and if he becomes the president he would not achieve much because the sabotage factor in Nigeria is quite high.

Ikaeniyan0:
You're a small boy or a baby under the regime of Gen. Sani Abacha.

SusanOpeyemi:
You guys don't understand English language. 'I met' doesn't necessarily mean you saw the person face to face. It might be through intermediaries.

Ikaeniyan0:
You're a small boy or a baby under the regime of Gen. Sani Abacha.

samuelson06:
Does being a member of a committee that developed solutions for decongesting the ports means he worked for the government? Who doesn't know what or how committees operate? Can you compare that involvement with someone like Wike or any other person in Tinubu's government?

Arobaga:
And we all thought Abacha was the worst



Boom Yoruba people gave us Tinubu



People wey Abacha rule no know wetin God do for them



Make them come test druggie they’ll go and apologize to Abacha

DrMB:
According to Peter Obi in the above 2023 video, Abacha made him the chairman.

samuelson06:
Does that mean he was in his government? The answer remains no.

SalamRushdie:
How was he a small boy under Abacha ?

Under Abacha poverty rate was far lower than it is today ?

Under Abacha GDP growth was a consistent 4 percent

Under Abacha inflation stalled at single digit


Under Abacha 1 dollar was 22 Naira .

Under Abacha the petrol was 11 Naira and litre ...


What was your problem with Abacha , the only people who were directly affected by his govt where Union members , if you thought surviving under Abacha was hard then you definitely can't survive Tinubus misrule

samuelson06:
Does that mean he was in his government? The answer remains no.

ObiPandora:
But your tribesmen accuse Tinubu of working with Abacha , calling him bavk biters betrayals etc even when he never got an appointment like Obi nor ever worked for Abacha as ordinary houseboy. What do you shamelessly have to say about that.

Putindbutt:
He was Abacha's boy, he worked for Abacha. You can't sugarcoat it.

DrMB:
One man. Two timelines. One glaring contradiction.
Is this a case of fading memory, political convenience, or something deeper?

samuelson06:
What position did the man hold in Abacha's government?

Putindbutt:
Listen to it from the horse's mouth.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUCRQBkV0t4?si=q8UFpnVFbHPHR0zd