The former Presidential candidate of the Labour party, His Excellency, Peter Gregory Onwubuasi Obi‘s exclusive interview few days ago on News Central tv has further stirred the mixed feelings of that thought, “LOOK AT THE MAN THEY DENIED NIGERIANS OF”.
That interview broke the internet with over 98 thousands participants on Twitter alone, Millions on YouTube and massive viewers on several tv channels.
That was presidential.. That was influential and of course, Peter Obi’s influence is getting even more prominent.
However, an ardent follower of Peter Obi, @Nefertiti wrote below :
“Deep down, the “Agbados” wish that Bola Tinubu is Peter Obi.
They wish that Asiwaju can become a “modern president.”
They saw Donald Trump Vs Kamala Harris, & they wished their man could stand for 90 minutes before the cameras, debating his ideas. But it’s not gonna happen.
Asiwaju is not that smart. Street smart is different from book smart. There are different kinds of knowledge. “Obi China” has both.
That Warehouse Economist is everything you wish that Asiwaju can be. They see Peter Obi debate his ideas, stretch them to their limits. They see my principal rub shoulders with Paul Kagame & leading voices on the continent.
Each time Asiwaju was outside Nigeria, obscurity followed him. He lacks the charisma & the gravitas that office requires. It may have something to do with his checkered past. He just cannot muster the “will,” even if he tried.
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They see PO speak at Harvard & mingle with renowned scholars. They see all of that & brood. They find additional space to sulk in their little corners as well. Form is temporal, class is permanent. They’ve realized that Asiwaju can never be in Peter Obi’s league.
Bola is the one INEC declared; TRUE! He was the one the Supreme Court endorsed. That too is TRUE. But there is this thing about power.
It stays with the people. The president is only the fiduciary acting on behalf of the people. You know the meaning of that? It says that “your authority is what Nigerians say it is.”
Aso Rock is just a wall, authority resides with the people. So I’m okay with the way things panned out. Someday & somehow, the throne will go to the rightful heir. You know what the Good Book said; “when the righteous are on the throne, the people will?………….”
The End shall justify the means….