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The term Obidients is derived from Peter Obi and refers to his supporters in Nigerian politics. Over the years, this group has flooded social media with passionate arguments in support of their preferred candidate. Ironically, many of those arguments end up contradicting the very ideals and achievements they proudly claim to represent. The contradictions are so numerous that compiling them all would be a daunting task. For now, however, I will highlight a few of the more glaring examples.

Tinubu and Lagos
One of the most amusing contradictions among Obidients is their position on Lagos. They routinely dismiss the transformation of Lagos under Bola Tinubu's administration, insisting that every major project commissioned by his successors has nothing to do with him. Their favourite sarcastic refrain is, "Agbadorians will still say this is Tinubu's achievement." Yet, in the same breath, they argue that Lagos has remained under Tinubu's political control for decades and that every governor is merely his puppet. If that's their claim, then by their own logic, the achievements of those administrations should also reflect on him. Curiously, however, they reserve every success for someone else while attributing every setback in Lagos directly to Tinubu. What a poppycock.

Why Is Everyone Talking About Peter Obi?
Obidients often complain that everyone is talking about Peter Obi, as though he has somehow become the victim of unsolicited attention. Yet they conveniently ignore one simple fact: Peter Obi comments on virtually every action of the current administration, and more often than not, his verdict is condemnation. As a politician seeking Nigeria's highest office and someone who governed a state for eight years, it is only natural that both the APC-led government and its supporters will respond to his claims. What is truly amusing is that the same Obidients who enthusiastically amplify every statement he makes suddenly become outraged when others reply or compare his rhetoric with his own record in office. So, are people expected to listen in silence while he criticises everything, or is responding somehow forbidden when the criticism is directed at Peter Obi? I don'tunderstand.

Politicising the Apolitical
The forum is carefully organised into sections for different topics, technology, food, family, careers, automobiles, education, politics, and many others. The idea is simple: discussions should remain in their appropriate sections to avoid unnecessary derailment. In fact, many forums have rules against dragging unrelated subjects into a thread.

Curiously, some Obidients seem incapable of respecting that boundary. You could be discussing food, cars, or smartphones, and before long someone appears to explain how Tinubu is responsible for whatever the topic happens to be. Then, the moment you respond to the political jab, another Obidient materialises to scold you for "bringing politics into a non-political discussion," while conveniently pretending not to have noticed who introduced politics in the first place. Is this not the height of poppycock?

The "Rigged Election" Paradox
One of the more puzzling arguments repeatedly advanced by Obidients concerns the 2023 presidential election. On one hand, they maintain that the election was rigged in favour of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. On the other, they proudly celebrate Peter Obi's victories in Lagos, all five South-East states, the FCT, Plateau, and several other states as proof of his popularity. That raises an obvious question: if the entire election was rigged, how are Peter Obi's victories accepted as unquestionably genuine while Tinubu's victories are dismissed as products of manipulation? It seems the same ballot boxes were capable of producing both "credible victories" and "rigged outcomes," depending solely on who emerged victorious.
The irony does not end there. The same voices frequently respond to misfortunes in various states with remarks such as, "But they voted Tinubu," implying that Tinubu enjoyed widespread electoral support across the country. Yet, in the next breath, they insist he could only have won through rigging. Can anyone explain the figure of speech obedients are using in this case?

The Curious Alliance: The Brewer and the Destroyer
Perhaps the most intriguing political development for Obidients is their enthusiastic embrace of Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso as Peter Obi's latest pathway to Aso Rock. Almost overnight, every word from Kwankwaso has become beyond question.

What makes the alliance particularly fascinating is the apparent contrast in public perception surrounding the two figures. Kwankwaso governed Kano, a state where the enforcement of Islamic regulations by the Hisbah has long included crackdowns on alcoholic beverages. Peter Obi, meanwhile, is often praised by his supporters for attracting investments, including businesses involved in alcohol production. Yet, despite these seemingly divergent backgrounds, Obidients now celebrate the partnership as the next after ofe nsala.

Politics may indeed produce strange bedfellows, but the speed with which yesterday's supposed incompatibilities become today's unquestionable virtues is remarkable. I don't really understand.

In the Obidients camp, logical reasoning is not needed.

They have mastered almost everything they have been condemning including their principal

Till today, I am still asking myself, why did Peter Obi meet with Malami, like for what purpose exactly . The same Malami Peter Obi attacked all through the Buhari's government

Well, when you don't have any stable ideology or beliefs, those are the consequences. Flip flopping

All I have to say is that Lagos needs another powerful figure waiting to take over Tinubu when he gets to meet his maker.

Tinubu holding Lagos all these while was to prevent it into slipping inti the hands of those covetous strangers .

Lagos needs a powerful and strong charismatic leader to replace Tinubu when he is gone.

If no replacement is found before he departs this world, the politicians in Lagos will be busy fighting themselves and before you know it those encroachers will make their move.

Ask them, Thier state that is not under tinubu, how has it faired .
Lagos remains their local London

lordm:
Ask them, Thier state that is not under tinubu, how has it faired .
Lagos remains their local London

Lagos is their obodo oyibo.

Leave Obidients out and talk about the biggest heist being perpetrated by the Tinubu administration: billions allocated in the national budget to a non-existent agency, approved by the National Assembly and signed into law.

That's the serious conversation today...not Obidients this or Obidients that.

Ofunaofu:
Leave Obidients out and talk about the biggest heist being perpetrated by the Tinubu administration: billions allocated in the national budget to a non-existent agency, approved by the National Assembly and signed into law.

That's the serious conversation today...not Obidients this or Obidients that.

They need distractions o. The disgrace is too much.😁 No escape from this one.

After being scammed N400m by Gbaja-Bandit with no returns, he better stay hidden or he is a goner like the middle man.🍷

Ofunaofu:
Leave Obidients out and talk about the biggest heist being perpetrated by the Tinubu administration: billions allocated in the national budget to a non-existent agency, approved by the National Assembly and signed into law.

That's the serious conversation today...not Obidients this or Obidients that.

You liar.

The same Tinubu govt is the one exposing the fraud and have handed him to the police who in turn have taken the scammer to court .

Which money was allocated to the fake agency ?

What happened here is the OAGF that was scammed by Adeyemi to request that the CBN open an account for the fake agency.

Kanwulia:
They need distractions o. The disgrace is too much.😁 No escape from this one.

After being scammed N400m by Gbaja-Bandit with no returns, he better stay hidden or he is a goner like the middle man.🍷

Another senseless post from you

You will never disappoint.

Has the criminal scammer not been arraigned before a court for criminal impersonation and forgery of govt letters ?

DomPerignon:
Another senseless post from you

You will never disappoint.

Has the criminal scammer not been arraigned before a court for criminal impersonation and forgery of govt letters ?

Just like TIEFNUBU was docked for electoral fraud.🍷

DomPerignon:
You liar.

The same Tinubu govt is the one exposing the fraud and have handed him to the police who in turn have taken the scammer to court .

Which money was allocated to the fake agency ?

What happened here is the OAGF that was scammed by Adeyemi to request that the CBN open an account for the fake agency.

Read your comment again and see whether you made any sense.

The issue isn't just that someone allegedly impersonated an agency. The allegation is that a non-existent agency had a budget inserted into the national budget, that budget was presented to and passed by the National Assembly, signed into law, allocated office space in the Federal Secretariat with approval to recruit 300 staff and its purported Director-General held meetings with agencies like the EFCC and the National Assembly leadership.

If all of that happened, then the obvious questions are: how did a non-existent agency make it into the national budget, and who approved it? Saying the government later exposed the fraud doesn't answer those questions, it raises even more of them.

Ofunaofu:
Leave Obidients out and talk about the biggest heist being perpetrated by the Tinubu administration: billions allocated in the national budget to a non-existent agency, approved by the National Assembly and signed into law.

That's the serious conversation today...not Obidients this or Obidients that.

The forum is open for any topic you want to discuss. You can create such thread and discuss it as much as you want. I'm not here to discuss matters that are interesting to you but the one that is interesting to me. This is not a forum for discussing what only pleases obedients. Besides, I'm not obliged to discuss everything, you can help initiate such.

Ofunaofu:
Read your comment again and see whether you made any sense.

The issue isn't just that someone allegedly impersonated an agency. The allegation is that a non-existent agency had a budget inserted into the national budget, that budget was presented to and passed by the National Assembly, signed into law, allocated office space in the Federal Secretariat with approval to recruit 300 staff and its purported Director-General held meetings with agencies like the EFCC and the National Assembly leadership.

If all of that happened, then the obvious questions are: how did a non-existent agency make it into the national budget, and who approved it? Saying the government later exposed the fraud doesn't answer those questions, it raises even more of them.

There was no budget .

Pls provide any evidence the fake commission was captured in any budget proposed and passed by NASS.

How will the NASS not find out this was a fake organisation ?

Kanwulia:
Just like TIEFNUBU was docked for electoral fraud.🍷

When did this ever happen

DomPerignon:
When did this ever happen

Before you were born it looks like.🍷

Kanwulia:
Before you were born it looks like.🍷

You can't be throwing lies around freely.

When was Tinubu ever docked for electoral fraud as you are boldly throwing around here ?

DomPerignon:
You can't be throwing lies around freely.

When was Tinubu ever docked for electoral fraud as you are boldly throwing around here ?

Exhibit 1.🍷

https://www.nairaland.com/4999208/throwback-tinubu-tried-cct#139929933

Richtaiwo:
The forum is open for any topic you want to discuss. You can create such thread and discuss it as much as you want. I'm not here to discuss matters that are interesting to you but the one that is interesting to me. This is not a forum for discussing what only pleases obedients. Besides, I'm not obliged to discuss everything, you can help initiate such.

Richtaiwo, one is saying you're obliged to discuss every topic. The point is that if this level of fraud perpetuated by the Tinubu regime don't interest you but you're eager to make every discussion about Obidients, then your priorities deserve scrutiny.

If allegations of fraud on that scale don't concern you because they involve a government you support, that's not principled; it's partisan. If your political loyalty consistently outweighs your concern for accountability, people are entitled to question whether you're acting as a partisan, a hypocrite, or putting political allegiance ahead of the public interest.

So, instead of deflecting with this your start your own thread thing, why not address the substance of the issue?

Ofunaofu:
Richtaiwo, one is saying you're obliged to discuss every topic. The point is that if this level of fraud perpetuated by the Tinubu regime don't interest you but you're eager to make every discussion about Obidients, then your priorities deserve scrutiny.

If allegations of fraud on that scale don't concern you because they involve a government you support, that's not principled; it's partisan. If your political loyalty consistently outweighs your concern for accountability, people are entitled to question whether you're acting as a partisan, a hypocrite, or putting political allegiance ahead of the public interest.

So, instead of deflecting with this your start your own thread thing, why not address the substance of the issue?

Please create the thread, no one is stopping you.

Kanwulia:
Exhibit 1.🍷

https://www.nairaland.com/4999208/throwback-tinubu-tried-cct#139929933

Read what he asked again, the link is unrelated to his question.

DomPerignon:
There was no budget .

Pls provide any evidence the fake commission was captured in any budget proposed and passed by NASS.

How will the NASS not find out this was a fake organisation ?

Here is the evidence you are asking for

Richtaiwo:
Read what he asked again, the link is unrelated to his question.

He was docked for violating tribunal code.
If I made the error of substituting that for “electoral codes”, it is corrected here.

There is an end for all the BRIBERY AND CORRUPTION DEALINGS to hide his shameful past.

See you on the GBAJABANDIT GATE THREAD!

TINUBU REMAINS A CRIMINAL!
Show me OBI IN A DOCK!😂

Ofunaofu:
Here is the evidence you are asking for

😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁

Gbagaun!

Obidients are tooooooo much!

Thank GAAAAAWD for social media.

Hypocrite, Leave Obidients and face this pressing issue.
Nigerian money dey miss under Tinubu.

Ofunaofu:
Here is the evidence you are asking for

He don run🤣

MemphitzDgreat1:
He don run🤣

He supposed run na

Evidence full ground

Ofunaofu:
Leave Obidients out and talk about the biggest heist being perpetrated by the Tinubu administration: billions allocated in the national budget to a non-existent agency, approved by the National Assembly and signed into law.

That's the serious conversation today...not Obidients this or Obidients that.

Where do u work? U are all the same. Criminality 5 & 6.

Tufiakwa.