By Fred Chukwuelobe
Presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 election, Mr. Peter Obi says he’s running again for president in 2027, and that he’s running under the Labour Party. May I ask, which of them? The Abure or the Apapa faction? Is it the Nenadi Usman faction?
Let me sound a note of warning. Peter Obi will have no party to run under come 2027. The APC under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will not allow any oppostion party to thrive. Unless Peter Obi plays his cards well with the on-going coalition talks, he will soon find out that he has been deserted by those with electoral values.
The APC will destroy the Labour Party, the PDP, the ADC, and any opposition by whatever name called.
I am not being pessimistic; I’m only being realistic.
Politicians have no honour. They are not in the business of politics for the people. They are there for themselves. Forget all the news they make. They don’t give a damn. It is about money and power, and the most corrupt gets the two.
Every politician thinks about money and power. Whoever will give them that is who they will follow. The cleaner you are, the less likely your chances of becoming president of this country.
Nigerians want money and want to associate with those who have it and who hold power. They can be bought off easily and the money in the hands of the ruling party is homongous.
The APC will use its power of incumbency to make sure no political party poses any serious challenge to its ambition to retain power.
All the noise coming from the North are coming from some disgruntled politicians and Mallam Nasir el’Rufai who was denied a ministerial appointment. Tinubu will handle him. Dont forget the Mallam Nuhu Ribadu is still the NSA and he’s not disgruntled.
Atiku Abubakar is desperate to become president. He will never be running mate to anybody. He has no pathway to the presidency.
Peter Obi says he wants to run so he could repair the country. I am sorry to disappoint you; he has no part way to the presidency of this country.
Why do I say so?
Nigerians are docile, tribal, gullible, hateful, and incapable of fighting for their rights. They want ‘good leaders’ but that is subjective. Who is good for you may not be good for others.
As long as Peter Obi is an Igbo man and ‘is determined to run a purposeful government,’ he won’t be allowed by the establishment to get into Aso Rock. But let him run to prove a point for the history books, that is, if we are still interested in reading history.
This may sound defeatist. Many people will not agree with me. Many will get angry and accuse me of demarketing Peter Obi. I am not. I have since lost faith in this country. It wants change, but it doesn’t support change.
Nigerians are like Okonkwo in Things Fall Apart. They want warriors but they don’t support warriors. Their definition of a warrior is based on tribe and ethnicity than on the qualities of a warrior. One single misstep and they abandon the warrior to his fate while they complain from the comforts of their homes.
Many Nigerians from all ethnicity may have voted for Peter Obi in 2023. However, while the voters vote, INEC, security agencies, and the courts decide who wins, and Tinubu is firmly in charge of these institutions.
Don’t forget that the law is an ass. That’s why “and the FCT” ceased to be a conjunction.
If you doubt me, remind me in 2027 what I said today.
Unless Bola Tinubu doesn’t run, he will retain power ‘by all means’ and the noise will die down after two weeks in what I call our ‘two-week outrage.’
Contests for the presidency of Nigeria is not a popularity affair. It is neither an emotional contest nor a social media contest. It is a serious business and the one who seems most unqualified is often declared winner in the end.
Think before you comment because to beat an incumbent is very difficult. Forget that Goodluck Jonathan was beaten. We know what happened. Today, we are talking about a master strategist, a political juggernaut.
Chukwuelobe posted the above on his Facebook page