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2027 Election: Work Against North If Obi Can’t Become President, Archbishop Tells Igbos

The Methodist Archbishop of Okigwe Archdiocese, Most Rev. Biereonwu Livinus Onuagha, has strongly declared that Mr Peter Obi becoming Nigeria’s president in 2027 would be the best thing to happen to the country.

Onuagha endorsed Peter Obi for president in 2027, calling him intelligent, focused, and Nigeria’s best hope for change

The cleric criticised El-Rufai’s involvement in the ADC, warned against political instability, and urged power rotation to the South.

In a recent statement, the bishop however, noted that President Ahmed Bola Tinubu’s administration will be more acceptable to Nigeria than having a Northern man to become the president of the country when the Southern Nigeria has not completed its eight-year tenure of office like the Northerners had under late President Muhammadu Buhari.

The Methodist Archbishop said that it is the height of injustice for and North to begin to seek to occupy the office of the president when the Southern part of the country has not completed eight years like the North enjoyed under the late Buhari.

Onuagha who also stated that it is only Mr. Peter Obi that will bail Nigeria out of the wobbling situation it finds itself under the present administration but noted that Nigerians and Ndigbo in particular will prefer Tinubu to continue if Mr Obi fails to win the next presidential election.

Describing the fledgling political coalition in the African Democratic Congress ADC as something that will not yield any fruit result if they fail to allow Mr Obi to be their presidential flag bearer, Archbishop Onuagha said that the greatest disservice the coalition will do to itself is have a Northerner as its flag bearer.

The Methodist Archbishop who expressed worry over the ambition of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, said that the coalition will collapse if it fails to allow Mr Obi to be their party flagbearer. And Dave Umahi call will be justified if Obi didn’t become their presidential flagbearer, and then I will urge Ndigbo and the Obedients to rally round Tinubu for second tenure.

“In fairness to the North, they have people who are qualified to rule Nigeria but fairness demands that they should step aside now and allow anybody will do better for the Southern extraction of the country or they allow Tonubu to complete his tenure.

“Nigeria does not need a Northerner to be the president now. What Nigeria need now is president from Southern extraction of the country. Nigerians should rather give total support to President Ahmed Bola Tinubu, if they cannot get Mr Peter Obi to rule the country.

“Do you know why am saying this, Igbo’s have never gotten the type of favour from Federal Government, like we have this time around. Yes that is being selfish, but it is the truth.

“However let’s talk about those who are gathered formed the African Democratic Congress ADC, foremost among them is Malian Nasirh El’ Rufus, former Governor of Kaduna State, everybody know his antics and activities in the immediate past administration.

His administration encourage farmers herders clashes and you all know the Southern Kaduna crisis and his stand. Christian in the that state have a lot of nasty story to tell about their ordeal while his administration lasted.

“What is he even coming to do in power again. Is it because he lost power under the present administration. Tinubu did not give him any position and now he is seeking with other to remove him, so that they can start from where they stopped under immediate past administration.

“I believe the Igbo’s are safer in the hands of President Tinubu, than in the hands of the likes of El’ Rufai, and other Morthern cabal who have now teamed up to wrestle power out of the hands of President Tinubu.

Whom did Tinubu succeed, was it not Buhari that handed over power to Tinubu, after spending eight years in office. How can one justify that after eight years, the North is asking for power, to return to the office of the president, that is total selfishness. That is total injustice and unacceptable. That is against the power sharing formula.

“For equity and fairness the Southern should continue in office. In fairness to to the Southern extraction of Nigeria, it is either Obi is allowed to become the president or President Tinubu to continue to complete his eight years tenure of office for the Southern Nigeria, but total no to giving it to the North because it is not their turn.

“South East, South West, South South are Middle Belt are pat of this country they should be allowed to rule this country, one section of the country cannot continue to rule in the country, it is not done in any part of the world. It cannot be allowed only in Nigeria. Nigerians should not allow certain thing to happen in this country, we cannot continue to be passive towards certain things that happen in the country.

“If Tinubu is not good, somebody else from Southern Nigeria should be elected instead of the Northernes who are trying to wrestle power out of the hands of President Tinubu, people like former Vice President of Nigeria, Alhaji Atiku Anubakar, El’ Rufai, David Mark and others should go home and sit down and allow the Southern Nigerian person to flag their flag, only by so doing there will be equity and fairness and their plan will be achieved.

“No doubt Nigerians are crying because of strict measures the present administration came up with, especially, the removal of Fuel Subsidy, but I think the Igbo’s are better in the hands of Tinubu. The only thing the Igbo’s don’t like is the wickedness and selfishness that is happening in Lagos State, under Governor Sanwo Olu. However, the people of Lagos knows that Igbo’s are the dominating population in Lagos so whatever they are doing it is for the moment.

“It is unfortunate that Governor Sanwo Olu, who’s mother is a Christian, a Methodist Christian, we can’t understand why under his administration the Igbos are subjected to humiliations and he is watching, supporting abd enjoying it.

Yes, Mr Peter Obi our own brother is also in the coalition, When we talk about Peter Obi, a good son of Ndigbo, established, sensible, intelligent and focused, a man with a lot of integrity and an illustrious son of Ndigbo, he has good intentions for Nigeria but the powers that been do not want him. He has tried but didn’t succeed, he has all its takes to bail on Nigeria out and I will sincerely ask the obedient to rally round him but if Obi fails to emerge the candidate of ADC Coalition, they should rally round President Tinubu for his second tenure to deliver us from the greedy people that want to enjoy the turn of the Southern Nigeria.

“If we give an inch and try to push President Tinubu out without have Obi in, we will surely go into political quagmire that we may not know how to come out of it. This is a golden opportunity and I pray that Peter Gregory Obi will succeed or he will understand if Tinubu is allowed to continue.

“You can see the confusion they are placing Obi in ADC, they are blocking him. Atiku said Nigeria wants only a Northerner and not an Igbo or Yoruba. The Northern like him have made up their mind to enslave us forever and that should not be allowed to happen. It is either we get Obi to be president or we comply with Dave Umahi call.

“I want to tell every Nigerian that Peter Obi is the best thing that will happen to Nigeria, but since Nigerians want him and the ruling class don’t want him and are blocking the way, what else can he do. If we go on the streets to protest the Military will take over and who knows who will become the head of state if the military takes over.

“Please we need to think deep before we leap this time around. Sentiments apart, if we can’t have Obi become the president, let us liste to Dave Umahi. With all the loopholes, with all the wobbling under the present administration, it is better for us in this wobbling situation than to enter into a situation that many of us will regret. North, it is not your turn, wait for the South to complete their turn.”

Sources: https://dailyvoice.ng/2025/08/08/2027-election-what-igbo-should-do-if-obi-cant-become-president-archbishop-reveals/

https://www.legit.ng/politics/1667890-2027-election-obi-t-president-archbishop-tells-igbos-what-next/

Politics of hatred everywhere!

Meanwhile, mere rumours announcement that GEJ is coming back, the entire camp of the opposition has been shaking

Fake news!.

Stop spreading fake news!. APC should focus on securing Nigeria and leave fake news alone!.

Just calm down and view the profile of the op and see how low these tilumbu's lappy boys can go to throw mud on the Igbos all because of 2027 and their ebilokan

Hahaha 🤣😂

Lagos Ibadan Expressway media lies

WizardOfNG:
Lol will you guys ever be able to rise above a primordial predisposition for responding to everything emotionally and based on traditional prejudice you have against others? Is Vanguard also part of the "Lagos Ibadan Expressway media lies"?

https://www.vanguardngr.com/2025/08/2027-if-obi-cant-become-president-support-tinubu-rev-onuagha-tells-ndigbo/

Do you think all Igbos are like you and hate Yorubas and Tinubu to the extent they cannot be true to the God they serve and even their fellow men to then offer factual testimony of Yoruba's goodness towards Igbos as Rev Onuagha does below?



Umahi, Kalu and many of your reasonable leaders have confirmed the above. Yet you reject it to insist Yorubas and Tinubu are your enemies to the extent you now embrace Atiku, Malami, El Rufai etal as your new Gods.

The hatred of you lot for Yorubas, who have never harmed or threatened your interests, let alone carry out a pogrom against you as the North did, na die.

This is why Yoruba and Igbo relationship is strained today. You never put yourself in the shoes of Yorubas to note how you insist on demonizing a people who ,in reality and factually, are your greatest allies globally yet you proclaim them your "worst enemies" simply because we won't allow you turn our accommodating SW into an annex of your SE that Igbos control politically and administratively.


Good luck to you lot. I will only ask you to observe Yorubas have always been historically okay , because they tend to make dispassionately correct decisions, and have therefore avoided traumatic damages to their psyche as you Igbos forced upon yourself making sentimental decisions that led you into the Igbo Coup, Civil War and IPOB madness that has now left you a confused people suffering from mass PTSD today.

The talk of most of you confirm that, again, you are about to self-destruct.

Yen yen yen, out of all the tilumbu lappy boys on nairaland you talk too much

Everytime posting Epistles upon Epistles full of nothings

All the best in doing that.

I can't even understand why the northern leaders are always feeling unsafe with any southern president, as if they can provide a credible leadership to Nigerians, especially the northerners.
It's a shame that the northern leaders have turned the northern region into a terrorist enclave, terrorising and decimating Nigerians across the nation, yet these clueless and heartless northern leaders are behaving as if they are good leaders, providing credible leadership to Nigerians.
It's either Obi or we continue with our T-pain in 2027 elections, and heavens will not fall over Nigerian nation .

It is not a matter of 'if'. Obi cannot become President by the special Grace of God.

Nzogbu zogbu politics on the beat. Perennial losers.

Archbishop after hearing all the lies of Peter Obi,he is still supporting him.

Softmirror:
It is not a matter of 'if'. Obi cannot become President by the special Grace of God.

u are correct, there is no path to Aso Rock for Mr Agulu.

TINUMBU is speaking through this bishop by proxy. He'll pretend to have the interest of Igbos while all the while targeting to divide voted of the opposition for Tinumbu.

SeeWahala:
Just calm down and view the profile of the op and see how low these tilumbu's lappy boys can go to throw mud on the Igbos all because of 2027 and their ebilokan

Hahaha 🤣😂

Lagos Ibadan Expressway media lies

Lol will you guys ever be able to rise above a primordial predisposition for responding to everything emotionally and based on traditional prejudice you have against others? Is Vanguard also part of the "Lagos Ibadan Expressway media lies"?

https://www.vanguardngr.com/2025/08/2027-if-obi-cant-become-president-support-tinubu-rev-onuagha-tells-ndigbo/

Do you think all Igbos are like you and hate Yorubas and Tinubu to the extent they cannot be true to the God they serve and even their fellow men to then offer factual testimony of Yoruba's goodness towards Igbos as Rev Onuagha does below?

“Do you know why am saying this, Igbo’s have never gotten the type of favour from Federal Government, like we have this time around

Umahi, Kalu and many of your reasonable leaders have confirmed the above. Yet you reject it to insist Yorubas and Tinubu are your enemies to the extent you now embrace Atiku, Malami, El Rufai etal as your new Gods.

The hatred of you lot for Yorubas, who have never harmed or threatened your interests, let alone carry out a pogrom against you as the North did, na die.

This is why Yoruba and Igbo relationship is strained today. You never put yourself in the shoes of Yorubas to note how you insist on demonizing a people who ,in reality and factually, are your greatest allies globally yet you proclaim them your "worst enemies" simply because we won't allow you turn our accommodating SW into an annex of your SE that Igbos control politically and administratively.


Good luck to you lot. I will only ask you to observe Yorubas have always been historically okay , because they tend to make dispassionately correct decisions, and have therefore avoided traumatic damages to their psyche as you Igbos forced upon yourself making sentimental decisions that led you into the Igbo Coup, Civil War and IPOB madness that has now left you a confused people suffering from mass PTSD today.

The talk of most of you confirm that, again, you are about to self-destruct.

Tinubu is really working overtime

They have started with their ethnoreligiois politics. When it backfires again and others respond in kind they will say it is others who started it.

Goo0dHardDick:
Politics of hatred everywhere!

Meanwhile, mere rumours announcement that GEJ is coming back, the entire camp of the opposition has been shaking

Tinubu should be the one shaking

Is his job GEJ is coming for

WizardOfNG:
Lol will you guys ever be able to rise above a primordial predisposition for responding to everything emotionally and based on traditional prejudice you have against others? Is Vanguard also part of the "Lagos Ibadan Expressway media lies"?

https://www.vanguardngr.com/2025/08/2027-if-obi-cant-become-president-support-tinubu-rev-onuagha-tells-ndigbo/

Do you think all Igbos are like you and hate Yorubas and Tinubu to the extent they cannot be true to the God they serve and even their fellow men to then offer factual testimony of Yoruba's goodness towards Igbos as Rev Onuagha does below?



Umahi, Kalu and many of your reasonable leaders have confirmed the above. Yet you reject it to insist Yorubas and Tinubu are your enemies to the extent you now embrace Atiku, Malami, El Rufai etal as your new Gods.

The hatred of you lot for Yorubas, who have never harmed or threatened your interests, let alone carry out a pogrom against you as the North did, na die.

This is why Yoruba and Igbo relationship is strained today. You never put yourself in the shoes of Yorubas to note how you insist on demonizing a people who ,in reality and factually, are your greatest allies globally yet you proclaim them your "worst enemies" simply because we won't allow you turn our accommodating SW into an annex of your SE that Igbos control politically and administratively.


Good luck to you lot. I will only ask you to observe Yorubas have always been historically okay , because they tend to make dispassionately correct decisions, and have therefore avoided traumatic damages to their psyche as you Igbos forced upon yourself making sentimental decisions that led you into the Igbo Coup, Civil War and IPOB madness that has now left you a confused people suffering from mass PTSD today.

The talk of most of you confirm that, again, you are about to self-destruct.

Oga why are you wasting your time trying to reason with the unreasonable?

We have past that stage now o! Going forward we will respond in kind!

No need to appeal or try to reason or convince anybody.

Lines in the sand have been drawn and crossed! No going back!

The title should be archbishop campaigns for tinubu. No need for all these long essay. No need pretending to be for obi when your entire story is about voting for tinubu

WizardOfNG:
Lol will you guys ever be able to rise above a primordial predisposition for responding to everything emotionally and based on traditional prejudice you have against others? Is Vanguard also part of the "Lagos Ibadan Expressway media lies"?

https://www.vanguardngr.com/2025/08/2027-if-obi-cant-become-president-support-tinubu-rev-onuagha-tells-ndigbo/

Do you think all Igbos are like you and hate Yorubas and Tinubu to the extent they cannot be true to the God they serve and even their fellow men to then offer factual testimony of Yoruba's goodness towards Igbos as Rev Onuagha does below?



Umahi, Kalu and many of your reasonable leaders have confirmed the above. Yet you reject it to insist Yorubas and Tinubu are your enemies to the extent you now embrace Atiku, Malami, El Rufai etal as your new Gods.

The hatred of you lot for Yorubas, who have never harmed or threatened your interests, let alone carry out a pogrom against you as the North did, na die.

This is why Yoruba and Igbo relationship is strained today. You never put yourself in the shoes of Yorubas to note how you insist on demonizing a people who ,in reality and factually, are your greatest allies globally yet you proclaim them your "worst enemies" simply because we won't allow you turn our accommodating SW into an annex of your SE that Igbos control politically and administratively.


Good luck to you lot. I will only ask you to observe Yorubas have always been historically okay , because they tend to make dispassionately correct decisions, and have therefore avoided traumatic damages to their psyche as you Igbos forced upon yourself making sentimental decisions that led you into the Igbo Coup, Civil War and IPOB madness that has now left you a confused people suffering from mass PTSD today.

The talk of most of you confirm that, again, you are about to self-destruct.

Another rubbish essay. You no dey tire to write this long nonsense from thread to thread

Obi or not, I am voting anyone except Tinubu.

nedu666:
Another rubbish essay. You no dey tire to write this long nonsense from thread to thread

Lol. I am flattered you read that and consequently even responded to my "rubbish essay".

Anyone totally anonymous in life is not living as that means you have no impact, positive or otherwise, on others. 😎

Typing:
This mumu dey use style dey campaign for Tinubu. Igbo can only be President when they have the support of the North. That will be after Atiku. If Igbo want to rely on Yoruba,they will never smell Asso rock.

S-p-it dr-o-oling Ab-okey, start sounding creative. This is stale now

Thats an Igbo man publicly proclaiming his choice. Face him squarely and stop dra-gging Yoruba into this

DrAkpa:
Tinubu is really working overtime

So, people no fit get choice again, but if na ADC dem hail, you go say 'Nigerians are waking up'|

Na why election result dey always shock una be this. You assumed its impossible for anyone to still fancy him this time.

To you, everyone is bought

casualobserver:
Oga why are you wasting your time trying to reason with the unreasonable?

We have past that stage now o! Going forward we will respond in kind!

No need to appeal or try to reason or convince anybody.


in the sand have been drawn and crossed! No going back!

You are 100% correct about the bolded.

Coming from an "archbishop"? My, oh, my. Nigeria my country.

AmazingGenius:
2027 Election: Work Against North If Obi Can’t Become President, Archbishop Tells Igbos

The Methodist Archbishop of Okigwe Archdiocese, Most Rev. Biereonwu Livinus Onuagha, has strongly declared that Mr Peter Obi becoming Nigeria’s president in 2027 would be the best thing to happen to the country.

Onuagha endorsed Peter Obi for president in 2027, calling him intelligent, focused, and Nigeria’s best hope for change

The cleric criticised El-Rufai’s involvement in the ADC, warned against political instability, and urged power rotation to the South.

In a recent statement, the bishop however, noted that President Ahmed Bola Tinubu’s administration will be more acceptable to Nigeria than having a Northern man to become the president of the country when the Southern Nigeria has not completed its eight-year tenure of office like the Northerners had under late President Muhammadu Buhari.

The Methodist Archbishop said that it is the height of injustice for and North to begin to seek to occupy the office of the president when the Southern part of the country has not completed eight years like the North enjoyed under the late Buhari.

Onuagha who also stated that it is only Mr. Peter Obi that will bail Nigeria out of the wobbling situation it finds itself under the present administration but noted that Nigerians and Ndigbo in particular will prefer Tinubu to continue if Mr Obi fails to win the next presidential election.

Describing the fledgling political coalition in the African Democratic Congress ADC as something that will not yield any fruit result if they fail to allow Mr Obi to be their presidential flag bearer, Archbishop Onuagha said that the greatest disservice the coalition will do to itself is have a Northerner as its flag bearer.

The Methodist Archbishop who expressed worry over the ambition of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, said that the coalition will collapse if it fails to allow Mr Obi to be their party flagbearer. And Dave Umahi call will be justified if Obi didn’t become their presidential flagbearer, and then I will urge Ndigbo and the Obedients to rally round Tinubu for second tenure.

“In fairness to the North, they have people who are qualified to rule Nigeria but fairness demands that they should step aside now and allow anybody will do better for the Southern extraction of the country or they allow Tonubu to complete his tenure.

“Nigeria does not need a Northerner to be the president now. What Nigeria need now is president from Southern extraction of the country. Nigerians should rather give total support to President Ahmed Bola Tinubu, if they cannot get Mr Peter Obi to rule the country.

“Do you know why am saying this, Igbo’s have never gotten the type of favour from Federal Government, like we have this time around. Yes that is being selfish, but it is the truth.

“However let’s talk about those who are gathered formed the African Democratic Congress ADC, foremost among them is Malian Nasirh El’ Rufus, former Governor of Kaduna State, everybody know his antics and activities in the immediate past administration.

His administration encourage farmers herders clashes and you all know the Southern Kaduna crisis and his stand. Christian in the that state have a lot of nasty story to tell about their ordeal while his administration lasted.

“What is he even coming to do in power again. Is it because he lost power under the present administration. Tinubu did not give him any position and now he is seeking with other to remove him, so that they can start from where they stopped under immediate past administration.

“I believe the Igbo’s are safer in the hands of President Tinubu, than in the hands of the likes of El’ Rufai, and other Morthern cabal who have now teamed up to wrestle power out of the hands of President Tinubu.

Whom did Tinubu succeed, was it not Buhari that handed over power to Tinubu, after spending eight years in office. How can one justify that after eight years, the North is asking for power, to return to the office of the president, that is total selfishness. That is total injustice and unacceptable. That is against the power sharing formula.

“For equity and fairness the Southern should continue in office. In fairness to to the Southern extraction of Nigeria, it is either Obi is allowed to become the president or President Tinubu to continue to complete his eight years tenure of office for the Southern Nigeria, but total no to giving it to the North because it is not their turn.

“South East, South West, South South are Middle Belt are pat of this country they should be allowed to rule this country, one section of the country cannot continue to rule in the country, it is not done in any part of the world. It cannot be allowed only in Nigeria. Nigerians should not allow certain thing to happen in this country, we cannot continue to be passive towards certain things that happen in the country.

“If Tinubu is not good, somebody else from Southern Nigeria should be elected instead of the Northernes who are trying to wrestle power out of the hands of President Tinubu, people like former Vice President of Nigeria, Alhaji Atiku Anubakar, El’ Rufai, David Mark and others should go home and sit down and allow the Southern Nigerian person to flag their flag, only by so doing there will be equity and fairness and their plan will be achieved.

“No doubt Nigerians are crying because of strict measures the present administration came up with, especially, the removal of Fuel Subsidy, but I think the Igbo’s are better in the hands of Tinubu. The only thing the Igbo’s don’t like is the wickedness and selfishness that is happening in Lagos State, under Governor Sanwo Olu. However, the people of Lagos knows that Igbo’s are the dominating population in Lagos so whatever they are doing it is for the moment.

“It is unfortunate that Governor Sanwo Olu, who’s mother is a Christian, a Methodist Christian, we can’t understand why under his administration the Igbos are subjected to humiliations and he is watching, supporting abd enjoying it.

Yes, Mr Peter Obi our own brother is also in the coalition, When we talk about Peter Obi, a good son of Ndigbo, established, sensible, intelligent and focused, a man with a lot of integrity and an illustrious son of Ndigbo, he has good intentions for Nigeria but the powers that been do not want him. He has tried but didn’t succeed, he has all its takes to bail on Nigeria out and I will sincerely ask the obedient to rally round him but if Obi fails to emerge the candidate of ADC Coalition, they should rally round President Tinubu for his second tenure to deliver us from the greedy people that want to enjoy the turn of the Southern Nigeria.

“If we give an inch and try to push President Tinubu out without have Obi in, we will surely go into political quagmire that we may not know how to come out of it. This is a golden opportunity and I pray that Peter Gregory Obi will succeed or he will understand if Tinubu is allowed to continue.

“You can see the confusion they are placing Obi in ADC, they are blocking him. Atiku said Nigeria wants only a Northerner and not an Igbo or Yoruba. The Northern like him have made up their mind to enslave us forever and that should not be allowed to happen. It is either we get Obi to be president or we comply with Dave Umahi call.

“I want to tell every Nigerian that Peter Obi is the best thing that will happen to Nigeria, but since Nigerians want him and the ruling class don’t want him and are blocking the way, what else can he do. If we go on the streets to protest the Military will take over and who knows who will become the head of state if the military takes over.

“Please we need to think deep before we leap this time around. Sentiments apart, if we can’t have Obi become the president, let us liste to Dave Umahi. With all the loopholes, with all the wobbling under the present administration, it is better for us in this wobbling situation than to enter into a situation that many of us will regret. North, it is not your turn, wait for the South to complete their turn.”

Sources: https://dailyvoice.ng/2025/08/08/2027-election-what-igbo-should-do-if-obi-cant-become-president-archbishop-reveals/

https://www.legit.ng/politics/1667890-2027-election-obi-t-president-archbishop-tells-igbos-what-next/

Bishop, Tinubu don't even need you people honestly. You better support him now and not when Atiku became the ADC candidate,you guys will rush to support Tinubu because of 2031 vice presidency and possible 2039 presidency. He no go work cos our south south political leaders will never agree cos they are part of the loyalist of Tinubu who has been taken bullet like Tinubu too from your people mostly. You igbos has two choice to make, either you join Tinubu now and be patient for 2039 presidency or take vice president in 2031 or you better continue to support Atiku after he wins the ADC primary. Nobody will be cooking food and when his about to be eaten, you guys will rush and buy pure water as contribution. Kolework oh.

WizardOfNG:
Lol. I am flattered you read that and consequently even responded to my "rubbish essay".

Anyone totally anonymous in life is not living as that means you have no impact, positive or otherwise, on others. 😎

If I read the rubbish you type, make I bend.

The usual sense of entitlement on display here while abusing The Pulpit. Dave Umahi, Ngozi Okonjo Iweala and Charles Soludo are the Igbo folks better placed to have the Nigerian Presidency. They are straightforward and proven as capable unlike the snaky and rabidly desperate Peter Obi now pleading to have the Presidency if only for a single term!