₦airaland Forum

It’s sad to see how Governor Peter Obi of Anambra has made himself a bewildering figure. That a man whose political stock was once solid would so abjectly fail to rise to people’s expectations is – there’s no other way to put it – a matter of profound tragedy.

Mr. Obi rose to the nation’s admiration when he rejected all entreaties to forego the gubernatorial mandate that the people of Anambra had given him in 2003, and which the PDP and its candidate, Chris Ngige, had usurped. Spurning misguided pleas to “leave everything to God,” he sought the reclamation of his mandate with a stubbornness that was refreshing to encounter in a Nigerian politician. In the end, he (and the people of Anambra) secured victory. His profile rose even further when he persuaded the Supreme Court to dismiss Andy Uba, a former presidential aide, from Government House, Awka. Mr. Uba, thanks to Obasanjo and Maurice Iwu, had been enthroned as Anambra governor.

Given his history, Mr. Obi’s political currency ought to lie in how jealously he guards his reputation as an espouser and defender of electoral integrity. Instead, with former Information Minister Dora Akunyili as his accomplice, Governor Obi has all but wasted this particular currency. And he has squandered this resource, paradoxically, in pursuit of power by all means. This particular obsession has magnified the governor’s shockingly small-minded statecraft.

For a man who has been a victim of electoral fraud, Mr. Obi’s conduct in the April 9 National Assembly elections is, quite simply, appalling.

Let’s begin with the campaigns. Mr. Obi and his team of handpicked candidates had entered the campaigns on a huge deficit. The governor’s political crisis was self-inflicted.

First, the governor’s party, the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA), had alienated party faithful by handing its tickets to elements that had just landed – expediently – from the PDP planet. As I wrote here a few weeks ago, Mr. Obi (along with APGA’s chairman, Mr. Victor Umeh) betrayed Anambra when he invited Chuma Nzeribe, an unpalatable political figure, to take one of the party’s senatorial tickets. Mr. Nzeribe was a prominent – and to this day unapologetic – member of the cabal that was empowered by former President Obasanjo to turn Anambra into what I once called a theater of absurdity.

It was bad enough that APGA fielded the likes of Nzeribe. That treachery was then compounded by the fact that, before choosing the PDP turncoats, the party had collected steep fees from longtime party members interested in the various elective posts. Is it not repellent conduct to collect fees from would-be candidates when the party’s plan was to embrace an all-PDP slate?

What’s more, Mr. Obi’s political capital in the state had become terribly meager. In the state’s governorship election of February 2010, many Catholic priests had made the deplorable blunder of proclaiming from the pulpit that Mr. Obi was the beloved political son both of God and the Pope. But soon after the election was concluded, many of Mr. Obi’s ecclesiastical supporters began to regret ever championing him. They suddenly beheld a man who is in the main self-absorbed, with scant concern for the well being of the governed. As I write, medical doctors as well as judiciary workers in the state have been on strike for several weeks. Yet, a governor who was sold to voters as commissioned by God and the pope has not deigned to enter into serious negotiations in order to resolve issues. Does the governor derive perverse pleasure from watching patients go through agonizing pain and even death because he’s too preoccupied to talk with striking doctors? How about the fact that he’s treated with disdain the state workers’ demand for the implementation of minimum wage standards?

If his nonchalance towards striking workers is ghastly, the way he conducted the campaigns for his legislative candidates was unbecoming of a man and governor. In fact, I was so ashamed of the governor’s reported utterances that I made efforts to ring him up and tell him that he ought to know better.

If his nonchalance towards striking workers is ghastly, the way he conducted the campaigns for his legislative candidates was unbecoming of a man and governor. In fact, I was so ashamed of the governor’s reported utterances that I made efforts to ring him up and tell him that he ought to know better.

Several witnesses told me how, at campaign stumps with Mrs. Akunyili, Governor Obi told his audience not to vote for Mr. Ngige because the man is too short. Then he permitted campaign posters to be circulated in which the image of Mr. Ngige, a medical doctor and candidate of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), was aligned with those of the late Chief Obafemi Awolowo and former Governor Bola Tinubu. By contrast, the governor’s candidates were lined up with the late Owelle Nnamdi Azikiwe and Ikemba Emeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu. The sordid idea was to portray Ngige as belonging to a “Yoruba team.”

It beggars belief that a governor, any governor, would see fit to make his opponent’s height a campaign issue. Such an untoward focus on somebody’s physique is utterly immature and speaks to a bankruptcy of ideas. Does it mean that Mr. Obi believes a person’s height to correlate to ability? Does he consider himself more intelligent, more capable or morally astute than everybody who’s shorter than he? For that matter, does he believe himself to be inferior to all taller people? For if height is a criterion of stellar leadership, then we must wonder how Mr. Obi became a governor. Alas, Anambra boasts many, many men and women who are taller than he is.

It is similarly appalling that a governor who reportedly has ambitions for higher political office could not restrain himself from disparaging Mr. Ngige as a Yoruba candidate. Even if we accepted the silly argument that the ACN was a Yoruba party – so what? Is the governor allergic to forging political alliances with the Yoruba? Is he not aware that such appeals to base, ethnic sentiments would return to haunt him if he ever seeks to be a political player at the national level? At any rate, was Mr. Obi not chastened by the fact that the ACN is sweeping the southwest and making inroads elsewhere in the nation, while he and his cohorts have left APGA bereft of electoral prospects anywhere? If any proof is needed, it suffices to see how Andy Uba trounced Obi’s man, Chuma Nzeribe.

Campaigning for Mrs. Akunyili, Governor Obi often reached for cheap blackmail. He threatened to deny, or pull projects as political appointments from communities that failed to vote for his candidates. In making these threats, he forgot that the people hired him for the job – and that he serves at their pleasure.

Apparently, the people of Anambra were determined to take the risk. Most of the governor’s candidates were thrashed. Many people in Anambra are certain that Mrs. Akunyili, the candidate most after the governor’s heart, was also decisively defeated. The haste with which she’s seeking a re-run of the senatorial race with Mr. Ngige suggests that she knows, deep down, that she was roundly beaten on April 9. It would amount to a monumental injustice to the voters of Anambra to revisit an election that became competitive only after the shameless manipulation that took place in Anaocha Local Government Area. The APGA team should not be rewarded with an undeserved re-run. INEC chairman Attahiru Jega should insist that the investigative panel he set up deploy forensic technology to probe the votes in Anaocha. I believe such a test would unmask a narrative of stuffed ballots.

It’s odd and disturbing that Chukwuemeka Onukaogu, the Resident Electoral Commissioner for Anambra, would appoint Charles Esinone, a professor of pharmacy, as the new returning officer for the Anambra Central senatorial zone. The fact that Mr. Esinone and Mrs. Akunyili were colleagues in the same department at the University of Nigeria casts serious doubt about the returning officer’s impartiality.

Mr. Obi’s less than inspiring performance as a governor is, ultimately, responsible for his candidates’ electoral misfortunes. Rededicating himself to the service of the people of Anambra – rather than gubernatorial threats to his employers and obtuse politicking – is the only way to rebuild his tarnished political career.

Human rights lawyer and political activist, Deji Adeyanju, has intensified his criticism of Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, accusing him of political inconsistency, dishonesty, and attempting to compromise him with money during the buildup to last year’s general election.

Obi Left APGA Despite Sworn Oath.
Adeyanju, in an interview on Channels Television on Friday, described Obi as a “political fraud” who reneged on a public vow never to abandon the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), the party under which he first rose to prominence.

“What did I say? That he is a political fraud, parading himself as a messiah. Of course, he is. Didn’t he swear never to leave APGA? Yet he left. That makes him a political fraud,” Adeyanju stated.

He went further to brand Obi a “political prostitute” for what he called his opportunistic cross-carpeting between parties whenever it suited his ambitions.

‘Hobnobbing With Criminal Structures’
Adeyanju accused Obi of contradicting his own rhetoric by now courting alliances with parties and politicians he once condemned.

“Look at him today: the same people he called operators of a ‘structure of criminality’ are the ones he’s now courting. One leg in PDP, another leg in ADC, and still in Labour Party. Confused politician,” the activist said.

Toxicity of the Obidient Movement
The lawyer further alleged that Obi’s supporters, popularly known as Obidients, created an atmosphere of fear and intimidation during the last election cycle.

“Obidient mobs became practically uncontrollable. They threatened Supreme Court and Appeal Court judges, harassed artists, insulted Prof. Wole Soyinka, and attacked almost everybody who criticized Obi. We had never seen that level of toxicity in Nigerian politics before, except perhaps under Buhari,” he said.

‘Let Obi Do His Worst’
Adeyanju stressed that he was not afraid of possible litigation, arguing that the truth is a defence in defamation.

“Everything I said about Obi was true. In a civil or criminal defamation case, truth is a defence. So if he wants to do his worst, let him,” he declared.

Background: Obi’s Political Journey
Peter Obi first entered national politics as a member of APGA and was elected governor of Anambra State. Though initially ousted by Chris Ngige of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Obi regained his mandate after a landmark Supreme Court ruling in 2006.

Obi governed Anambra under APGA until 2014, when he defected to the PDP, pledging allegiance to former President Goodluck Jonathan and promising to help strengthen the party in the South-East.

His defection drew criticism at the time, given his earlier vow never to abandon APGA, a party he had described as representing the Igbo political identity.

In May 2022, Obi left the PDP abruptly, complaining about internal party structures, and joined the Labour Party, under which he contested the 2023 presidential election.

He positioned himself as an alternative to Nigeria’s dominant political blocs, portraying the Labour Party as the platform of a “new Nigeria.”

However, since his loss to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Obi has been accused of quietly courting political alliances with both the PDP and the African Democratic Congress (ADC), while being a member of the Labour Party.

questioner:
I did a business about 2 years ago outside of my 9 -5 and got reimbursed a pretty sum.

I had a plan that I started working on late last year, hoping it will materialize by mid this year but it fell through.
This week I just decided I wasn't going that line again.

I need to chart a new course by max early 2026

What's been running through my head now is
1. Japa - Leave thru the Acad route and when done, see what's next
2. Land - Buy in a good location and possibly 2 (or multiple) plots
3. House - Buy a small piece in a modest location and build 2 units of small apartment, one for rent, one for personal usage


Just decided to put this out there anonymously - If you were in my shoes which option will you choose, which will you definitely avoid and importantly why ?

Number of foreign born founders who founded billion dollar American companies:

India - 66
Israel - 54
United Kingdon - 27
Canada - 22
China - 21
France - 18
Germany - 15
Russia - 11
Ukraine - 10
Iran - 8
Australia - 7
Italy - 6
Nigeria - 6
Poland - 6
Romania - 6
Argentina - 5
Brazil - 5
New Zealand - 5
Pakistan - 5
South Korea - 5
Denmark - 4
Portugal - 4
Spain - 4
Belarus - 3
Bulgaria - 3
Ireland - 3
Kenya - 3
Lebanon - 3
Philippines - 3
South Africa - 3
Taiwan - 3
Turkey - 3
Armenia - 2
Czech - 2
Greece - 2
Mexico - 2
Saudi Arabia - 2
Singapore - 2
Switzerland - 2
Uzbekistan - 2
Austria - 1
Bangladesh - 1
Colombia - 1
Egypt - 1

Racoon:
The demographics in the SW may not be unusual. The most vocal of ebinpawa have been coming from there especially in Isale Eko and Mushin.

MY SINCERE APOLOGIES

I am writing to express my sincerest apologies for my recent decision to decamp from PDP to ADC on August 1, 2025. I realize now that I made a grave mistake by leaving the People's Democratic Party (PDP), a party that has nurtured my political career for 24 years.

I want to apologize to the entire PDP leadership, members, and supporters for my actions. I have come to appreciate the values of truth, justice, and internal democracy that PDP stands for.

The party's ability to resolve internal issues and its commitment to the country's progress have reaffirmed my decision to return to the People's democratic party PDP

I am particularly impressed by the leadership of our National Chairman, which demonstrates PDP's capacity to win the 2027 elections. I firmly believe my impact will be more significant in PDP than in any other party.

Following the urging of my ward, local government, state, and national leaders, I have decided to return to PDP with my supporters. I pledge to work tirelessly for the party's victory in 2027.

Thank you for considering my apology. I look forward to contributing to PDP's growth.
Sincerely,

Comr. Odih Rowland

PDP receives Odih Rowland, tells him the PDP is where the youths future truly is

......assures him that the PDP is fully ready as the country's only realistic alternative party for 2027

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Thursday, August 28, 2025 received back youth advocate, Comrade Odih Rowland.

Odih Rowland was received back at the PDP National Headquarters in Abuja on Thursday after his short exit from the party.

His exit from the PDP which was short-lived was voided after he had a meeting with the leadership of the PDP who assured him that the PDP is where the future of the youths truly is.

Odih Rowland was received back into the PDP by the PDP National Publicity Secretary and the PDP National Financial Secretary.

Apcshit:
Why are they ki lling the igbos for crying out loud

MrSly:
The usually wild and wide mouthed chest beater. I am watching yours and tinubu's pettiness. At the end it is what it is. You cannot run past your shadow.

Okwyjesus:
Am scared of lgbos retaliation. Aba and Onitsha boys no dey word.

God help Nigeria and put sense in our head.

MrSly:
Adeola, Tinubu was the one that asked MC Olumo to beat up igbos who did not vote him. He also empowered his wife to say unprintable things about Igbos. Tinubu is the chief tribal bigot. He deliberately planted ethnic divide to hide his abysmally and unimaginably poor leadership.

3 IPOB ESN boys shot by their boss (Ifeanyi Eze aka Gentle the yahoo) for "unauthorised" robbery.

I told them that one day even those wey dey support Nnamdi Kanu and his Biafra will no longer safe.

Obakoolex:
You are very wrong here, and I will correct you... Which king in all yorubaland has the power to appoint Are Ona kakanko? Bashorun? and any title that bears "of yorubaland"?
Only Iku baba yeye the Alaafin Ojo pa shekere Mami does.
And next time please don't talk about Ekiti not being under Oyo control then... Ekiti never existed in history of Yoruba, just a carve out of some Ondo few local governments by FG. IWATAGO?

Denko2721987:
Abeg make this nigha go sleep. He pettiness and overdo is becoming utterly disgusting.. Let him kukuma vet his people and send them to el salvador gang prison for rehabilitation.. Nonsense. He had my support when he was re-canvassing for elections but the guy is just becoming really annoying.. Overhyped overloaded 3rd world country

The US is reviewing the records of more than 55 million US visa holders to assess if they have broken conditions for entry or stay in the country.

People with US visas will be under "continuous vetting", a state department spokesperson told the Associated Press news agency.

Visas will be revoked if there are indications of "overstays, criminal activity, threats to public safety, engaging in any form of terrorist activity, or providing support to a terrorist organisation", an official said.

President Donald Trump has made anti-immigration the cornerstone of his second administration, from mass deportations and full-on travel bans on countries to revoking 6,000 student visas.

As part of the wide-ranging review, prospective students and visitors to the US will be subjected to social media vetting with officials looking for "any indications of hostility toward the citizens, culture, government, institutions, or founding principles of the United States".

State Department officers have also been instructed to spot individuals "who advocate for, aid, or support designated foreign terrorists and other threats to national security; or who perpetrate unlawful antisemitic harassment or violence".

Matthew Tragesser, a spokesperson from US Citizenship and Immigration Services, said in a statement: "America's benefits should not be given to those who despise the country and promote anti-American ideologies."

He added that the immigration service was committed to "implementing policies" that "root out anti-Americanism".

The latest announcement came after Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the US would "immediately" pause the issuance of worker visas for truck drivers.

"The increasing number of foreign drivers operating large tractor-trailer trucks on U.S. roads is endangering American lives and undercutting the livelihoods of American truckers," Rubio wrote in a post on X on Thursday.

Since Trump came to power in January, several foreign students have been arrested at US university campuses for taking part in protests against the conduct of the war in the Gaza Strip by Israel - which is supported by the US.

A few weeks ago, the US announced that citizens from Malawi and Zambia would be required to pay a $15,000 (£11,300) deposit for a tourist or business visa.

Trump has also banned foreign nationals from 12 countries from travelling to the US and imposed partial restrictions on another seven.

In May, the Trump's administration was allowed to temporarily revoke the legal status of over 500,000 migrants living in the US. He has even vowed to end birth right citizenship.

Ended In Good News

Thanks NELFUND

Yesterday, Obi’s longtime SA on Media came out to deny that the person whose image was being circulated online was not the son of his principal.

Today, members of his team are circulating an AI-generated text and audio statement attributed to someone they denied yesterday.

If your followers are a group of foolish people, some of us are not.

madridguy:
Na where him name " AGBOTIKUYO " come out be that.

Maria96:
There is no evidence the letter came from obis son

gidgiddy:
Over 50 people were lost to insecurity this week, including those killed in a Mosque. But with all the challenges the ordinary Nigeria faces daily, inflation, insecurity, health and economy, what some people choose to blow up the Internet with is if Peter Obi's UK based actor son is gay or not

Pure madness

richidinho:
You obviously did not read the letter yourself

You are searching for his post, but the letter confirmed he doesn't have any SM account

crixlight2:
Dem go try to change the topic, one was trashing Soludo on Instagram that he couldn't train his son to be man , the waray dey defend Oseloka