09/08/2025
Mr. Peter Obi
I am talking about him
You are talking about him
They are talking about him
Everybody is talking about him
APC, PDP, LP etc are all talking about him
When he donates money, they say he is doing eye service
When he hasn't donated, they say he is stingy
When he visits schools and hospitals, they say it is politics
When he doesn't visit, they scornfully ask why he hasn't visited
Whatever he does, they must talk
Yet in all their criticisms, nobody has accused him of embezzling public funds
Nobody has accused him of forging certificates
Nobody has accused him having fake classmates
Nobody has accused him of drug trafficking
Nobody has accused him of thuggery and rigging
He doesn't have any case with the EFCC or ICPC
They praise those whose backgrounds, parentages, schools attended, classmates, etc are shrouded in mystery
Yet they say Peter Obi is not an ideal person to be president
Let me make this abundantly clear
Peter Obi is not a saint
BUT
He is not a criminal either
Come 2027,
If Peter Obi in on the ballot
I will vigorously campaign for him
And I will also vote for him
As Chimamanda Adichie rightly puts it,
Peter WANTS to be president,
But he doesn't NEED to be president
A Peter Obi presidency will do Nigeria greater good than it will do to Peter Obi as a person
The choice is ours
As for me
It's Peter Obi, any time any day