Dear 1.5 million+ NELFUND beneficiaries across 288 institutions across Nigeria,
Here is a man who says he wants to be President, casually implying in an interview with @ruffydfire that the student loans paying your school fees, easing the burden on your parents, and keeping many of you in school do not matter.
And then, with the usual empty drama, he says, “everything will change.”
Let us help Mr. Gregory Obi @PeterObi understand something basic. NELFUND is not a favour. It is not a handout. It is not propaganda. It is a product of law, created by an Act of the National Assembly, and implemented by the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to expand access to education for young Nigerians.
For many families, this is not an ‘audio programme’. It is school fees paid. It is one less burden on parents. It is a child staying in school. It is a future protected.
For Mr Peter Gregory Obi to dismiss that so casually is not politics. It is recklessness and wickedness.
Nigerian students have a right to education, and President Tinubu will continue to use the powers of his office to ensure that young Nigerians can access quality education without being crushed by the fear of where the next school fees will come from.
Whether through NELFUND for universities, polytechnics, colleges of education and other higher institutions, or through free vocational and technical training programmes, this administration is building pathways for young Nigerians to learn, work, earn, and rise.
Students, beware of those who speak carelessly about what is already helping your families.
This is the same man who, when challenged on his record in Anambra, explained away the fact that he did not build critical school infrastructure needed by saying he focused on developing ordered behaviour as legacy (whatever that means). Today, the same pattern is clear in all his utterances… talk down what others are actually building, then promise that “everything will change.” Is that what the PORK ticket promises? If I may I ask Mr Obi:
1. What exactly will change?
2. Will the student loan law be reversed?
3. Will the fees already being paid for students be stopped?
4. Will the families who have found relief be thrown back into uncertainty?
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu @officialABAT is committed to building systems, not slogans.
NELFUND is one of them.
~ Otega ‘The Tiger’ Ogra writes as a product of the educational investments of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu as Governor of Lagos State, and today as a Senior Aide to the President, whose administration is ensuring that millions of young Nigerians can access education without fear, exclusion, or financial despair.
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I remembered when Bola Ahmed Tinubu in his campaign talked about widening the Tax net, Obidients which included me at the time run around with it and jokingly mocked him by calling him a tax collector.
On a closer observation over time I realised that given the conditions of the economy, it made no sense not to have an effective tax system. Governance needs money to run and in our case trillions of dollars has been sunk into subsidy on fuel and dollars.
What Nigerians should appreciate this administration for especially on the tax law is that the government realised it needs money through tax but at the same time shouldn't place the burden on the people. The poor and the vulnerable wouldn't pay and payments only increases as income/profits increases. The elites who saw this as a direct attack on their wealth used gullible Nigerians to fight the tax law. This is one of the reasons I don't rate Obidients. They're not the smartest.
Most people, including OBIdients, are reluctant to talk about the Peter Obi interview. That interview would easily rank as one of the worst interviews ever.
At some point, he appeared eager to leave the seat because the questions became too difficult to answer. But, as usual, many would rather avoid discussing it for fear of provoking his increasingly intolerant supporters.
Nobody, not me, not you, and certainly not Theo Abu Agada, should be proud of that interview. If we are going to hold leaders and aspiring leaders to high standards, then we must be honest enough to call out poor outings regardless of who is involved.
Whenever we criticize this man, his supporters scream hatred, tribalism or bias.
But how can someone aspiring to be President of Nigeria give answers that are this shallow, illogical and completely devoid of substance and still expect to escape criticism?
Even a Local Government Chairman would think twice before responding to serious questions in such a disastrous manner. Yet, we are expected to entrust the affairs of over 200 million people to someone who struggles with basic policy questions.
Nobody would have criticized him for simply admitting he had no answer. It is far better to say, "I don't know," than to step into the public arena and repeatedly expose a shocking lack of depth and preparedness.
This is not hatred.
This is accountability.
Anyone seeking the highest office in the land must be ready to face scrutiny when their own words continually raise questions about their competence.
Any credit??? Did this Australopithecus just say credit?? Where are the missing Ibadan Kids? How much did your man meet fuel, rice, infact , everything, and how much are those things now. What did I do to Elohim for him to punish me like this!?! Who are these guanos ffs!
Now it’s clear. You’re a Peter Obi supporter who won’t give Tinubu’s government any credit. That was the reason you were grandstanding on the NGX bull run that you’re not going to wholly attribute the success to him, even after explaining the drivers.
Your write up is dripping with bias.
Tinubu didn’t duck scrutiny.
He showed up at NESG, Chattam house.. answered every question directly and gave solid, actionable responses that he’s now following through.
The media chose propaganda over substance.
Doctored clips spread faster than his full remarks, and out of bias, many of you never listened to him properly.
I honestly don’t get how someone who claims to be exposed or educated can listen to Peter Obi and still conclude he’s the best for Nigeria.
@Curiouone My head is burning bro. I can't believe the shit I'm reading. These niggas have 30+ kids missing over 3 weeks now. Dem miss for their own region, Dem no ask President anything but Peter Obi interview dey give them convulsions. Madness! Just madness
@sir_esosa Naw nigga. In almost everything in life there's a preference. Nothing tribal liking prince over MJ, or Cardi over Nicki or Barca over Man Utd. Hell,, even God preferred Abel to Cain. Better is relative.
Naw nigga, you're just a black man without a sense of "the relativity of preference". Better is very relative, some people think Ronaldo is better cos of influence, some others think Messi is better cos of talent. Nothing tribal about it abeg, how did tribe even get involved?
The whole “Messi vs Ronaldo”’ thing shows how human beings will always be tribal. There’s nobody that doesn’t know that Messi is actually far better, but people have decided to choose a side and stick with it. That’s fair, but they know.
“Those who don't like me are those who don't like a better future for Nigeria."
Sounds familiar?
Again, whatever you hear Obidients regurgitate here didn't start with them. It’s the same line of reasoning all the way up.
The very reason you see people blocking family and friends who don't support him, brainwashed that they're "a threat to their life" or that they "don't want a better Nigeria."
Children starving aged parents, long time friends ending relationships.
Crazy. 💔
I genuinely can't wait for this entire sect to exit the political conversation. Hopefully by 2035.
I listened to Peter Obi’s interview and I saw nothing wrong with it. What I saw was a man who does not want to keep explaining himself over and over again, and honestly, I understand why. Since 2023, Peter Obi has spoken extensively about electricity, security, governance, and the economy. His interviews, his speeches, and his manifesto are all in the public domain for anyone willing to look. So when people still ask how Peter Obi will fix electricity, I have to wonder whether they genuinely want answers or whether they are simply looking for a talking point.
Now let us talk about Tinubu. During the 2023 election, this man ran away from every single platform where he would have been held accountable. He did not attend the presidential debate. He avoided interviews. He ducked every opportunity where Nigerians could have questioned him directly on his promises of better electricity and improved security. His supporters said nothing. They asked nothing. They demanded nothing.
He is now in office and his first term is gradually coming to an end. Electricity and insecurity remains a major challenge, yet those same supporters who never demanded answers from him in 2023 are today asking Peter Obi, a man not in office, to explain himself. That tells you everything.
If Peter Obi’s every word still generates this much attention despite not being in power, then perhaps he is the bigger picture they simply cannot stop thinking about.
I have met a lot of people that voted Peter Obi the last time and will be voting PBAT next year.
I have also met a lot of people that voted Peter Obi last time but will sit out this election because Peter Obi hasn’t been as inspiring as he was in 2023 and they do not consider the alternatives as better.
I haven’t met a single PBAT supporter that is now supporting Peter Obi or any other candidate( this is my reality)
I believe this administration hasn’t lived up to certain hype but I cannot deny that it’s been reform minded. Helping correct structural issues that have plagued this country far too long.
For example, the recent passage of the state policing bill is by no means a mean feat. That this administration makes it look easy or don’t blow their trumpet so loudly does not diminish the huge significance of the bill and the tireless work that they put into it.
The implementation of the Nigeria Payments System Vision 2028 ( championed by CBN) is another policy that has gone under the radar(I believe we should all read about the policy) . This is one policy that will revolutionize our financial system for good. One that will birth several financial innovation and products. There is no eradication of poverty without financial inclusion and it appears CBN is on an articulated agenda towards a sustainable path.
For some of us, there are enough reasons to stick around this current administration. The alternatives aren’t as inspiring and simply do not have what it takes to out perform this current administration.
A live debate between Tinubu, Atiku and Peter Obi is exactly what Nigeria needs. It would finally expose Obi’s lack of depth to the 'Obidients.'
But we need a world-class, objective journalist to moderate it, definitely not someone like Rufai Oseni.
The ruling party doesn’t seem to realise just how lucky they are to have Peter Obi on the ballot.
The man is practically handing them victory in the 2027 election. Everyone has now seen that he is clearly not fit for the seat of power — he has turned himself into a national joke, and people can now see him for who he truly is.
Peter Obi has become the “give me power first and watch what I’ll do” candidate. When Rufai asked him a very straightforward question, he had no concrete solution to offer. Instead, he resorted to accusing Rufai of being sponsored by the government to ask the question.
Peter Obi appears confused and exhausted. He should step away from politics for now, rest, and focus on his family. If he cannot resolve issues within his own family, he certainly cannot be trusted to handle the complex problems of Nigeria.