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Fact-check: Peter Obi’s Conflicting Claims About Sani Abacha (2023 Vs. 2025) - Politics (2) - Nairaland

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Re: Fact-check: Peter Obi’s Conflicting Claims About Sani Abacha (2023 Vs. 2025) by LordIsaac(m): 12:06pm On Jul 07, 2025
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.
Your evaluation of the man is apt; it's why I didn't join in the euphoria. I still maintain he has nothing to offer!

Re: Fact-check: Peter Obi’s Conflicting Claims About Sani Abacha (2023 Vs. 2025) by stuffs2002: 12:15pm On Jul 07, 2025
Obi is a pathological liar and can't help himself
Re: Fact-check: Peter Obi’s Conflicting Claims About Sani Abacha (2023 Vs. 2025) by stuffs2002: 12:24pm On Jul 07, 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.
How do you continue to lie even with all the video evidences. How do you do it because it must have taken special skills to lie against hard evidence.
Re: Fact-check: Peter Obi’s Conflicting Claims About Sani Abacha (2023 Vs. 2025) by Okoroawusa: 12:27pm On Jul 07, 2025
Dem call person Him Tu Lie you still dey ask whether him dey lie? Dey play
Re: Fact-check: Peter Obi’s Conflicting Claims About Sani Abacha (2023 Vs. 2025) by Putindbutt(m): 1:34pm On Jul 07, 2025
samuelson06:
Is this not the video about port decongestion committee? How long did that last? It was an ad hoc committee and got dissolved once they completed their assignment.

Look, if Tinubu was doing well, we'll all support him. I can't be going through hardship directly caused by him and you expect me to support him to continue for another term. It doesn't make sense. Even a significant percentage of people that speak same native language with him don't support him because hardship knows no tribe. So, let's stop making it look like people from other parts of the country don't like his face. He's done nothing to make life easy for the people.
So he collected the committee appointment 😂🤣. So why lying he never met Abacha before?. Tinubu doesn't force you to support him, without your inconsequential vote, he is going to win.
Re: Fact-check: Peter Obi’s Conflicting Claims About Sani Abacha (2023 Vs. 2025) by Ikaeniyan0: 2:22pm On Jul 07, 2025
SalamRushdie:
Under Abacha 1 dollar was 22 Naira .
You're either a baby or a small boy under Abacha.
Re: Fact-check: Peter Obi’s Conflicting Claims About Sani Abacha (2023 Vs. 2025) by Ikaeniyan0: 2:22pm On Jul 07, 2025
esnbrutality:
Abacha is a SAINT compared to TINUBU. Even your TINUBU wanted to be his Minister.

Na so una go dey LIE foolishly. cool
You're free to say anything to make yourself happy, Tinubu will rule Nigeria till May 29 2031
Re: Fact-check: Peter Obi’s Conflicting Claims About Sani Abacha (2023 Vs. 2025) by Bobodee09: 2:31pm On Jul 07, 2025
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
Lol....ask your parents about abacus cos obviously you weren't born when he was in power.

You have the freedom to insult and abuse the president anyhow you want ,you can't even call abacha name anyhow in your house back then.
Re: Fact-check: Peter Obi’s Conflicting Claims About Sani Abacha (2023 Vs. 2025) by samuelson06(m): 2:58pm On Jul 07, 2025
Putindbutt:
So he collected the committee appointment 😂🤣. So why lying he never met Abacha before?. Tinubu doesn't force you to support him, without your inconsequential vote, he is going to win.
I don't care whether Tinubu wins or not, after all INEC is in his pocket. So, I don't care. What I care about is a Nigeria that works and the man can't achieve that for any of us and that's why we want him out before he destroys everybody with policies that aren't taking us anywhere.

Does accepting to be part of an ad hoc committee means being part of the government? How long does a committee last? I don't like unreasonable people like you. That's why you are supporting him anyway.
Re: Fact-check: Peter Obi’s Conflicting Claims About Sani Abacha (2023 Vs. 2025) by Putindbutt(m): 3:00pm On Jul 07, 2025
samuelson06:
I don't care whether Tinubu wins or not, after all INEC is in his pocket. So, I don't care. What I care about is a Nigeria that works and the man can't achieve that for any of us and that's why we want him out before he destroys everybody with policies that aren't taking us anywhere.

Does accepting to be part of an ad hoc committee means being part of the government? How long does a committee last? I don't like unreasonable people like you. That's why you are supporting him anyway.
Yeah, the committee was reporting and working for Mr Obi's father 😂🤣
Re: Fact-check: Peter Obi’s Conflicting Claims About Sani Abacha (2023 Vs. 2025) by Justiceleague1: 5:28pm On Jul 07, 2025
zero8zero:
There's a video of him saying he travelled to the UK for treatment, I won't be surprised if he comes out to make a U-turn tomorrow. btw,God bless naptu2,a very educated and enlightened person I dream to be like .
Re: Fact-check: Peter Obi’s Conflicting Claims About Sani Abacha (2023 Vs. 2025) by aswani(m): 6:36pm On Jul 07, 2025
Racoon:
Appointment with Abacha or not, Peter Obi is clearly above boards. He has never been involved or convicted of any criminality associated with the heroin-drug baron, identity theft specialist, ghost schools -certificate forger, bullion van parading crook and the chairman of the anti-social miscreants in Lagos
Which is an eye opening endorsement considering Pete Obí is in the Pandora papers, a worldwide expose on corrupt politicians.

President Tinubu that you are pointing fingers at isn't in Pandora papers. Despite that, I will still not vote for him as younger ones need to be allowed to come through.
Re: Fact-check: Peter Obi’s Conflicting Claims About Sani Abacha (2023 Vs. 2025) by SeeWahala: 6:52pm On Jul 07, 2025
aswani:
Which is an eye opening endorsement considering Pete Obí is in the Pandora papers, a worldwide expose on corrupt politicians.

President Tinubu that you are pointing fingers at isn't in Pandora papers. Despite that, I will still not vote for him as younger ones need to be allowed to come through.
So why make the comment below 👇 if TRULY you won't vote for tilumbu? 🤔

Re: Fact-check: Peter Obi’s Conflicting Claims About Sani Abacha (2023 Vs. 2025) by SeeWahala: 6:58pm On Jul 07, 2025
aswani:
Which is an eye opening endorsement considering Pete Obí is in the Pandora papers, a worldwide expose on corrupt politicians.

President Tinubu that you are pointing fingers at isn't in Pandora papers. Despite that, I will still not vote for him as younger ones need to be allowed to come through.
Why do you enjoy speaking out of the both sides of your mouth 😏

Tellus what the 'WE' in this your post below 👇 represents if not for the usual suspects cool

Re: Fact-check: Peter Obi’s Conflicting Claims About Sani Abacha (2023 Vs. 2025) by gidgiddy: 7:29pm On Jul 07, 2025
DrMB:
One man. Two timelines. One glaring contradiction.
Is this a case of fading memory, political convenience, or something deeper?
There is no contradiction except how you choose to interprete the videos. Peter Obi clearly said that he was part of a group who went to meet Abacha over their goods that were held in Port, and had left it congested

He said that Abacha ordered that he be made chairman of the committee to decongest the port, working with ministry of finance. And he concluded the job about 3 weeks

But Peter goes on to say that he never knew Abacha personally, and never met the man one on one

I don't see any contradiction
Re: Fact-check: Peter Obi’s Conflicting Claims About Sani Abacha (2023 Vs. 2025) by Felabrity: 4:56pm On Jul 11, 2025
Na only Peter obi una dey factcheck, never Tinubu

Anyway, the Abacha talks are dead, move on.
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