OrdinaryPeople

This strengthens my confidence in Peter Obi actually. A busy man who gives 1 hour 30 mins to understand and learn from people who have issues with him, is an excellent human being. Grab a coffee, it is a long one, Thieving politicians have the twisted advantage of using state money to buy favour. “Take this mansion take hold body.” Peter Obi has only his vision to sell. A vision full of deep sacrifice, toil and pain. Always pushing uphill against a mammoth ev1l and doing it with almost no resources, all the while being harassed by the powers that be. It’s tough. Very tough. Anyone who dusted themselves off from the disillusionment of the last election is to be praised. Because we won and were denied and real life around us didn’t stop. There are spouses to love, children to take care of and bills to pay even as Tinubu economy tightens the noose around our necks. It’s not easy. Following and supporting Peter Obi is not a jamboree and there is no Prado jeep at the end of it. It’s real work. The only real price is a Nigeria that has hope. But not everyone is built for the sacrifice that it requires. Not because they’re not good people, but because, well … they’re people. It takes a truly remarkable person to get beat down and stand back up not for oneself but for others. We pretend we can all do it, but we lie to ourselves. I include myself in that number. E no easy. After some time something tells you that the pain is not worth it and the comfort you deny yourself for others is not even appreciated. This is why we should pause and think about the man himself, Peter Obi. He has lost a huge amount of his net worth in the pursuit of a better Nigeria. He is harassed and loved in equal measure. He braves the toughest and the most dangerous terrains in this country to reach the most forgotten people. He stands as a bulwark against the might of the Nigerian state being used against the Nigerian people. I argue that without a PO, Tinubu’s govt would have had absolutely nothing to fear, no one to challenge them to hold back on anything, and our condition would have been orders of magnitude worse than today. His life of integrity has acted as a shield, not just for him, but for us. If he were found wanting, the Obidient movement would have fizzled out a long time ago once his charge sheet is read on TV, and him thrown in prison quicker than you can say, “Wetin happen?” And then where will Nigeria be? Who else is not singing “On your mandate” today? No — tell me. This is the role PO is playing in our civic space even without power. Peter Obi is not just a politician of a different breed, he is a once in a lifetime Nigerian, period! Let me also remind people that people did not promise people happiness. He said so himself. So being happy is not part of the deal. The main promise he has made is to use public money for strictly public good. I believe him. If none of the people leaving him today, did not leave because he has done something that suggests otherwise, then we are fools to even contemplate not voting Peter Gregory Obi in January 2027! You withdraw support from someone who will keep your resources safe and fruitful and give it to who exactly? Keep your eyes on the fkn ball! Finally, my encouragement to everyone is to accept that for whatever flaws we see in him, real or imagined, we must stop comparing Peter Obi to God Almighty, but against the alternatives.