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CharlesCNG:
By the way, this week on ARISE News, we shall be waiting for your

INCORRIGIBLE, BRAZEN, BLATANT, BAREFACED, SERIAL, CALCULATED, PATHOLOGICAL, SHAMELESS, UNREPENTANT LIAR

— PETER IRỌ́LÁBÍ IRỌ́GBẸ́MÍ OBI — to appear personally, as Tanko promised Rufai Oseni after he could not answer the question himself.

Now let Peter Obi sit before Rufai and answer THE QUESTION TANKO COULD NOT ANSWER.

“Mr Obi, on September 15 you said that if anybody established anything contrary to your account, you would stop campaigning. The DMO officially recorded Anambra with $30.323 million in external debt at December 31, 2013. The Anambra government also says a certified statement of the exact First Bank account you named does not show the ₦2.13 billion you said was there. Do you accept those records? If not, what specifically is wrong with them? And if they are authenticated, will you honour your promise?”

As for you obidients, YOU GO ABUSE ME TIRE!.... I Never even start SEF!!

Look at All the Title you accredited to OBi one will think you don't support nonsense But your role model is A man

His name carry ?
His age carry ?
His certificates & class mate carry ?
His source of wealth carry ??
His state of origin carry ?
His childhood carry ?

Do you know Tinubu is the only person in the world, that can't mention one childhood friend or point a classmate

Thats the man you support buh OBi you can't stand

Hu

CharlesCNG:
PETER OBI AND THE ABA TRADER SYNDROME

Let me explain something I call the Aba Trader Syndrome.

And before somebody deliberately misunderstands me, this is not an insult to Aba traders. Aba is one of Nigeria's great monuments to indigenous enterprise, ingenuity and hustle.

I am talking about a particular sales technique.

You enter a market looking for a shoe. The trader brings one out. “Original?” “Oga, ORIGINAL!”

“Leather?” “Correct Italian leather!” “Will it last?” “Oga, wear am for ten years. If anything happen, BRING AM BACK!”

That last sentence is the magic. BRING AM BACK!

The trader knows something about human psychology. The sheer audacity of the guarantee begins to function as evidence for the product.

You start thinking:If he isn't absolutely certain, why would he make such a reckless promise? Exactly. The confidence becomes part of the merchandise. The confidence is the main contrick.

That is what increasingly fascinates me about Peter Obi's political communication. Obi doesn't merely make claims.

He frequently packages them with performative certainty .

“Go and verify.” “Check it.” “Bring the records.” “If anybody establishes anything contrary, I will stop campaigning.”

Notice what happens psychologically.The challenge itself begins to substitute for verification.

Many listeners conclude: A MAN WHO IS ASKING YOU TO VERIFY MUST ALREADY HAVE VERIFIED HIMSELF.

But that precisely is the 419 part of the Aba Trader syndrome.


This technique was particularly effective during Obi's national emergence. Nigeria was exhausted with conventional politicians.
Then came a politician armed with numbers.

Cost of food abroad. Government expenditure. Savings. Investments. Debt. Bank balances. And that devastating refrain: GO AND VERIFY. The gullibles - especially the youths ate it up.

It created the image of a man so certain of his facts that he was practically handing his opponents the shovel with which to investigate him.

So how do we define the “ABA TRADER SYNDROME” It is the political sales technique where the boldness of the warranty DECEPTIVEL[/b]Y & [b]FRAUDULENTLY becomes part of the proof of the product.

But there is a problem . You can fool some of the people some of the time but YOU CANNOT FOOL ALL THE PEOPLE ALL OF THE TIME

“Oga, take am home!” “Test am!” “Bring am back if e no work!” Wonderful.

And that is where Peter Obi's “Aba Trader Syndrome” appears to have developed a serious problem.

It worked brilliantly in 2023. The sales pitch was confident. The warranty was spectacular: GO AND VERIFY!
The confidence itself became part of the merchandise.

But 2027 is different.

THE CUSTOMERS HAVE STARTED RETURNING WITH THE GOODS.

Many of the people around him in 2023 are no more. He has failed the PROXIMITY TEST woefully.

Obi complained about his treatment at Abuja airport; Keyamo went to the CCTV. Obi's Anambra debt narrative came under challenge; Anambra went to the debt records. Staunch obidients like ojy Okpe , Rufai oseni and Ayo , all of Arise news have started asking the Tough questions and troblesome follow-up

Obi sat opposite Seun Okinbaloye to sell the presidential product again; the questions increasingly moved beyond slogans to plans, records and specifics.

That is the nightmare of every salesman whose greatest weapon is supreme confidence: THE CUSTOMER RETURNS.With the product in one hand and the receipt in the other.

And suddenly: “Oga, trust me!” is no longer enough.

That, perhaps, is Peter Obi's biggest political problem approaching 2027.

In 2023, millions encountered the salesman. By 2027, many have had time to inspect the merchandise.

The warranty now has footnotes. The slogans now have follow-up questions. The numbers now have spreadsheets.

And “Go and Verify” has acquired the four most dangerous words Peter Obi could possibly hear: WE WENT AND VERIFIED.

THE DAYS WHEN THE CONFIDENCE OF THE SALESMAN COULD SUBSTITUTE FOR INSPECTION OF THE GOODS ARE OVER.

Peter Obi and obidients - Welcome to the returns counter. [/b]

I would have clapped for charles But knowing You support nd believe in Tinubu even when its clear he is Overrated shows you are an Hypocrite or Just an agent of deciet

How is Peter Obi go n verify different from Tinubu built Lagos

in the 2023 campaign season the Most convincing logic to sell Tinubu was ...Tinubu built Lagos
Since he became president it has really opened the eyes of Nigerians, how do you remove subsidy and share Rice to ameliorate.

We normal brag Tinubu as a master blue print for lagos ... Stealing Fashola and ambode success for Tinubu

Since the emergence of an empty skull sanwo olu ...why have we not seen continuation of the blue print

The truth is Fashola and Ambode worked with their own blue print, sanwo olu came with nothing thats why is tenure is so empty

Tinubu left a bigger debt in lagos, cost and standard of living in lagos skyrocketed, just as they are discrediting OBi

HacheNoire:
Outright gibberish!

Never believed a time will come when the decadence of our educational system will be exposed on Nairaland.

So with all you stated and the direction His Excellency, President Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu (GCFR) is steering the nation towards, you do not see those promises coming to life?

You naysayers are anxious and the Demigod-His Excellency, President Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu (GCFR) and our great party will disappoint you!

We have involved more women in politics than any political party in the world.

Our transmission lines are currently being upgraded to support future power generation- you can research about that! We don’t need social media validation to get work done!

We did consider dredging River Niger but it was not in our priority has we had greater and more demanding obligations. We would revisit and only constrained by resources.

Jeez! Are rail line expansions completed in four years? This you mentioned was planned with the Lagos-Calabar highway!

You just anxious and I will implore you to be patient!

I promise you that you will be disappointed! We just don’t say it! We have a road map and priority towards every of our promises.

Can you reas the gibberish you wrote yourself, where did Tinubu promise river niger

Was it tranamission upgrade Tinubu promised or stable elecrricity in 4yrs or dont vote for

When he said subsidy is gone, the infrastructure development he promised with the money were are they

The recent figures released by govt on CNG progress in last 3yrz is not even up to 1% growth, 120, 000 vehicle converted out of millions

Even the available CNG buses they charge same price as their colleagues at the park

The promise of subsidy saving where is it ... did he tell us initially he wil remove subsidy nd give d money to governors

SO I ask, what Promise to Nigerians as Tinubu fullfilled, is it Let the poor breath

Even video of keyamo callin Jonathan names on video have surface

Tinubu is one man i doubt he respect even god one on one

Thats the crack head Lithuimite, richtaiwo are supporting .. I have never seen a muslim sit on a chair in a mosque

Parachoko:
Show evidence he disrespected the President Office

Na you get job ... Show me where Tinubu accorded Obasanjo or Jonathan respect as president

Dapo abiodun was sitting Governor when Tinubu publicly called in e le yii

State Tinubu shamed Buhari he was crying before he offered him support ...
I am not sure Tinubu respect even god ...read all his biography you can't see simplicity or humbleness anywhere around Bola

Parachoko:
Even if Atiku wont respect Asiwaju, can't he just respect the Position he occupys?

What are you people saying respect who ?? Did Tinubu accord jonathan any respect

When Tinubu was governor show me where Tinubu showed president Obasanjo any respect

have you ever seen Tinubu accord anyone respect before .. D only man Tinubu bow to is IBB

dmexy33:
It's a shame really. He made 1.5 trillion in just one hour.

You & your over sabi friend said so much without making any sense or say something thats strike negative

1st his projection Fuel price will go beyond $100 per barrel is has no leg ...over 20years check the increment price rate never as it crossed 100%

In 2022 fuel price went as high as $120 per barrel cos of russia ukraine war but it came down to the point Nigeria 2025 budget can benchmark $65 per barrel
That concern that fuel price will surge pass $100+ is mere baseless ... The worst surge is worst nd we have seen worst ... Cant be more than we have seen

lastly, he talk about public not having a say, which kind mvmu talk be that ... Are All goin to have say becos we bought shares is that how shares work,

You are a mere investor your token is working for you nd fetches you a relative dividend thats the catch

I didn't buy dangote share because i want to dictate how dangote run or how much it sells, what matter to any shareholder is ROI or dividend

So the OP is just being unnecessarily alarmist

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This is the first time I am hearing people borrow money to maintain a certain lifestyle. Perhaps I'm willfully naive, but still yet, the mind boggles at such a notion.

Ishi mi you are not naive, Maybe if this post had come up in Goodluck jonathan days or Buhari days i can still relate to the notion people are borrowing money to live fake

Besides fintech loan apps, go to lapo or any micro finance you can easy assess what people are borrowing for to raise an hypothesis

We are dealing with a hyper inflation of ova 200% you can tell us people are borrowing to live Fake life .. salary can not even cover basic life
I have a friend that is lookin for 1m to pay his 3 children school fee .. Ayeda fun fake life

I wish everyone can be like me, incapable of being oppressed or feel pressured into conforming to certain societal expectations. If I feel you're being unnecessarily showy,

Dont worry Our condition now no warrant we join any unviable competition .. If poco like make she fry one carton of titus fish use am drink garri post in kitchen thread, ..we see we move

If you are observant, trends are fading, where yu see give away on X , even big brother naija you see make e trend

Dont worry economic don reset, nigerians are goin thru alot borrow is for rent, school fee, complete house project to escape crazy landlord bills ...

i disagree largely Base on the grounds of Economic hardship and poverty rate these are not small to ignore

this is not about living Fake life, Take a reality check, its about survival

we have friends, neighbours, family, even our lives is enough hypothesis ...the minimum wage is just 70k, salaries are not really enough

Rent as gone up, school fee as gone up, you spend over 50k to fuel a car for a week, feeding cost

Then you were glasses sit behind a computer People are borrowing to live fake life ...thats preposterous esp. In an economic over 160m people are below poverty line

Poverty bwnchmark is $2 per day ... How can 160m people borrow to live fake life when dem neva see food chop belle full ... I struggling not to be agitated here

Landlord evict you from where you pay 600k annual ..the new places yu see now cost over 2m total package you borrow money to secure 2bed again .. Is that the fake life

My friend sista borrowed 1.5m from him August for her business machine, she is back again she needs another 1m to perfect her plan ...

Please in this Tinubu economic where is Room for the Fake life, check X do you see giveaway trends anymore

Abeg! i am done ! you are very distance from People Reality & not being sincere

Wickedfacts:
Bring it on.

When you tore Tinubu's billboards in Enugu, you applauded it that it's a sign that Tinubu has been rejected.

When you destroyed buses belonging to the Cityboys movement in Imo, you were saying it's a sign that APC has been rejected.

Sensible Nigerians have now rejected NDC and they will show their rejection in the language you understand.

Which sensible Nigeria will hold cutlass or stick to go n fight for a Politician

If una don spoke cheap weed, naa too dey blahh gibberish

HacheNoire:
Peter should channel his resources and finances into cat fish farming.

With the high demand of cat fish pepper soup, he will make far more profit than being president.

Even if that’s an exaggeration, he won’t be losing money but multiplying it.

Cat fish farming is the way to go!

You people cant do a day without mentioning Peter Obi ..

Obi is nobody he should be fish farmer ... Yet a ruling party choses everyday to talk about nobody

YouandiAllofus:
Some of you on this forum are drowning in delusions.

What makes you think that Tinubu will be arrested in the US?
Does Nigeria have any form of confrontation with the US?
Was Tinubu ever declared wanted by any organization at all?

Tinubu is president and would be in the US in presidential capacity and not on personal capacity if he were to attend the UNGA in the US.

If the US was at loggerhead with Nigeria, what makes you think that they would be waiting for the president to arrive their country before swinging into any form of military action when they have the capacity to execute precise military actions way beyond their border like they have shown and done before elsewhere.
I am tired of seeing this senseless topic and I don't expect to see any more of it. All of you propagating this fuulish narrative should have shame and grow up.

You can spin & come up with all kind of theories but d Fact remains ...in the last 3yrs Tinubu alway dodge US trip

Even Trump threatened xtain genocide, Tinubu rather prefer to send delegates to go meet Trump

Lets not kid ourselves or blow unnecessary grammar ...Tinubu is very weary of US visit.

EmperorIsaac:
Good...He must not go to a place bereft of regard for other people. Kudos to the Jagaban!

🤣🤣 You guyz are uniquely shameless

Pablo escobar no deserve regard

seunmsg:
Peter Obi is a shameless liar, He is not fit to occupy the exalted office of the president of Nigeria.

The proven shameless Liar is the man that told Nigeriana à ma gbe wa lé and got to power nd said Subsidy is gone

A man that told us Jonathan is clueless cos of insecurity nd should resign But today says is telling Nigerians to give 2nd chance

The 100 CNG buses Tinubu govt promised to cushion subsidy effect ... Bro where are those buses today how many you don enter

A man that said if don't give you stable electricity don't vote for me buh today as changed mouth

Let the poor breath, who talk am, more Nigerians have fallen below the poverty line becos of Tinubu's reform

Now is the king of shameless liars

Sabadon:
A living legend I stan, though he has his flaws we love him regardless..... real OG before IG

You no get your flaws or who no get flaws .. No dey carry blues enter raggae

TimeManager:
The third class olodo is using a handover note which his cabinet members wrote by themselves to deceive himself and his gullible supporters. As if a mere hand over note override official documents, ledgers, invoices, bank statements and data from official sources. Mr Go and Verify has been exposed, let's wait and see if Mr Lamba will stop his fruitless campaign.

#NoVacancyInAsoRock

-Kiss the truth!

Your kiss truth is misplaced priority, You dey think

Obi released is handover note to Obiano as at that time why did Obiano govt debunk the claims then

If obi is as terrible as soludo project, Soludo wont be the only voice against obi in Anambra,

How can Obi increase the hardship in Anambra for 8yrs nd he will kum back to win that state in 2023 despite opposing incumbent

Tinubu that built Lagos, make everyone in Lagos rich ... Why e no win

A man said i have no loot, apc people are whining Obi is not a saint, where did Obi claim he is a saint, i'm not a thief nd any1 is free to expose me 5yrs after obi is not a saint is all we hear

The truth lies with people's verdict not what politicians say

Thiefobi1:
Those obi supporters are only abusing the governor without proper defense to counter the governor claims.

Governor soludo.much respect sir.

What is there to counter, he allege Obi left a debt that amounted to #130bn as at 2026 that is a a mischievous lie

Obi left office in 2014, tell us the debt as at when he left office 2014

#130bn as at 2026 means both Gov. obiano and soludo compounded the debts.

Obasanjo inhereted a huge debt as presidency buh he left reducing it,. Soludo talks most times as if he is Peter Obi successor, he inherited obiano not even OBi

Lekby25:
Please tell me what is indecent in that dressing.

What gave you the impression she is wearing the those cloths the teenage gurl found indecent

The gurl that enter plane bralezz nd her fine tits were exposed to us during a struggle ... When she later did a video to xplain did you know she wore a bra and was well dressed inside than when she went to a place like an airport

If na you will you wear an indecent dress to make a video to complain

obeegee:
Good one

I wonder why banks tell you they have no dollar cash when you go to withdraw

You are chanting good one, even when your wonder shows you cant merge the achievement with your reality

They tell you high revenue buh budget performance back2back is very poor ...nothing is making sense

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You are actually a pa_thetically envious human masking it behind trolling and cruise

🤣 mask tori kini Envy is not even a crime ! Buh is it that yu mistake me for " f" gender, envy you for whattt
D Yansh or breasss !

. Typing like it is a joke doesn't change this. You have tried over the years to contain it

Why will i want to crack yu up, You kill pesin for me

, but it keeps con_suming you as whatever you felt would play out in my life hasn't been quite so.

Honestly i wish yu all d success in the world, buh " man" excluded. You started off here like all naija men are beneath you buh Luck you we move 🤷

Sometimes you will pretend to be genuinely happy and mutter congratulations

,

Me pretend ! mutter !

but it doesn't in any heal your years of envy. No difference between you and this teenage girl. When she has access to the internet, she would be just like you.

Yes! you are my old enemy, sometimes i wish i can make yu kneel down, raise ur hands nd close ur eye til closing time because of some of ur comments buh it ends here

I must av clawed ur slice wound, if not i know weytin you 4 do

seunmsg:
They are desperately trying to wiggle out if the truth by picking on a single typographical error in the publication. Peter Obi borrowed N123billion and not $123billion. The figures are there in the publication with actual dates. Tell your Obi to stop campaigning immediately if he has any honor left in him. When you are in a hole, you stop digging.

that is a big lie, interprete as at 2026 in the context below

It simply means overtime after 14yrs of Obi leaving office the external debt rose to #127bn under Gov. Soludo complaining. Can he swear his own loan no dey as at 2026

BATified2023:
the most annoying thing about those obidient is that they know the truth but they are hellbent on pushing the false narrative.

It's like u are seeing white but someone is telling u with all his might that it is black, a whole professor n present governor of a state released state records with time stamp n they want us to believe it's a lie

Incase you dont know you are not better than them, You could read and comprehend correctly

.Peter Obi left office in 2014, the loan he collected within his tenure no reach #130m the money accumulated over 12yrs to the tune of #130bn in 2026 that means Gov. Soludo is complicit and not saying the truth

Why bring the accumulated total ... Tell us how much Obi borrowed within his tenure if you must discredit him

Obasanjo inherited long huge debt, he came nd deplicit it, what as soludo done, reduced it or compound it taking more

pocohantas:
A small girl like that already consumed by the spirit of envy. Except she was acting on the instruction of an adult, the tone was worrying. Thankfully this lady reported to the parish priest. There was nothing indecent about that long dress she wore.

Ewoo ! ennnvy! If you use G wagon block my jaalopi nd i correct you ... that could be envy you know

When you tell folake not to kum to ur husband house bralezz, she could say " envy" or "insecurity" if we compare .

Indecent is relative, it is place or audience dependant, what folake dont see wrong you can never dare to wear out.

you lose guard

budaatum:
I blame this woman for not joinging the teenage teaching group to educate this teenager that women are not responsible for the actions of pigs who can not control themselves.

you can spin nd try to shy away from the Truth, we are in a society that is not brew to norm nudity or take it less

we can speak all the harvard, oxford grammar from now til tommorrow, naija men are not norm to nudity or indecent appearance ..thats the truth

Everyone has right buh your right should put another person in discomfort or torture, how can you go bralezz to church or school lecture nd complain boiz are lookin ur breast nip ...they will because it not a norm here, some will battle erection sef

Like they say Prevention is best, thats why the focus is always on Gurlz nd how you dress, Men are moved by what they see

I can imagine folake4u in nysc adire, how my leg was rise make i stare from now til tomorow, buh when she wears a white tank top to no bra to eveing fellowship .. dont blame me if i fold me legs thru service.

Maybe in places you know its a norm, e common nd around mature minds as well

[quote author=ElevationD post=140654746]If other nationals, including Asians can demand that Nigerians should be deported from their countries, Nigerians have the right to protest such unfair competition by the Chinese and Indians.

Before now, it was the Indians in the garment and plastic industries.

Now it is the Chinese, Cambodians, Taiwanese and Vietnamese , who manufacture the products in their countries, make the prices high for Nigerian importers there

and then ship their own containers to Nigeria, to sell directly in the Nigerian retail market. Most Nigerians are not aware that a lot of the used clothes and shoes that they purchase are not only from China, but from Cambodia and Vietnam.

One thing you said i dont agree with, lets call a spade a spade, Nigerians importer paved way for the chinese to come stand as saviour

Let me narrate, chidi will go to china find a manufacturer nd demand for the lowest quality of a trending market in Nigeria import it into Nigeria nd sell at wider profit margin to cost price or

Chidi import from china a product he shouldnt sell more than 2k each he brings it to Nigeria nd sell for 5k thanks to trade association cartel or trader gang up they enforce the price

And thats what the Op is talking about ... The chinese sees this things they see how naija dey do naija wayo ! What you bought from dem at 2k you take to your people @ 5k ..the chinese know the game

Joining the game to expliot consumers wont be viable, So the chinese have to becum " Messiah" trying to connect directly to final consumers. Lesser price wil boost sales n bring me

Truth be told Nigerian traders are greed baxters

I am sure Wike and Tinubu would have keen interest hoping he succeed ...So they can have Justification Tinubu lifetime president ...reform is working

Nigeria is now #1 leading example to macro economics in the world

shox:
Reno don clarify how much fsboperator Dey spend on food daily.

But this can only feed him for 10 days. Maybe the mama Dey support sha

I wont be surprise if likes of lithiumite, yarimo and someone like seunmsg live on 3k per days

If 3k a day will get me two stardard meal per day plus malta guiness i will be as happy as Seunmsg

These guyz defend Tinubu reform like they dont struggle or feel the cost of living

Reno said world bank benchmark of $2 metrics is not logical ...

$2 @ #1480 is #2960 .. Lets even assume #3000/with or with approx. Spending 3k for 30days is 90k thats above 70k minimum wage on food only

We never talk transport, rent and bills ooo. Enter any resturant nd order 3k food for a clearer perspective

one man kidnapper squad ... O tun ga oo ! where are the others

Kukutente23:
Aregbe actually has a daughter who is named Hafusa
Reno is lying though. Osun's allocation could easily pay their wage bill save for the debts Aregbe threw the state into under the guise of infrastructure development. Then there's the angle of those govs who simply chose to be wicked like yeye Bello
The myth of salary payment is busted when you check the real value of the salaries being paid. It's like moving half salary from naira to half salary in dollars
But more than that, is Reno saying only 2.2million people are "average Nigerians"? If that is so, where do the remaining 200millon Nigerians fall? Maybe they are classed as "below average" sha

He reno even forgot the Govt of Aregbe was APC on ballot and Tinubu played active role and supported Aregbe to power

Rubbishing aregbe govt is tantamount to say APC failed osun ... Baba hafusa is nowhere on the ballot paper

And these there lastest trend of citing governors now pay salary as Benefit and justification for removing fuel subsidy is appalling to the ear

What is the population of state workers sef compared to total beneficials of subsidy in the country

Subsidy is the only thing that touched every single person in Nigeria nd they reduce that to state workers are nw gettin salary

They are talking about the salary, the purchasing value eroded because of the economic effect of subsidy is gone nkor ? you brag about salary that when the workers collect they are lost how to survive on it