NO APOLOGIES, PLEASE.
On Peter Obi’s supposed ‘Stinginess’....
Sometime in 2009, ‘Mr’(as he preferred to be addressed) Peter Obi, Governor Of Anambra State at the time, visited Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu and myself at Dallas, Texas. He came to deliver a get well message from the President, Dr Goodluck Jonathan and was billed to attend a black tie event at the Dallas Marriot.
Curiously, he flew into Dallas airport with one small carry on luggage which he insisted on wheeling around himself, and on getting to our residence requested to freshen up. He opened his carry on, filled with files and paperwork and a few toiletries and an extra shirt, when the Ikemba and I asked if he was expecting another item of luggage, and he said no.
‘Then, what will you be wearing to the event tonight?’, we inquired. It was at that point that it struck him that he couldn’t show up in his casuals at such a ceremony.
I insisted on taking him to the luxury men’s emporium at Nieman Marcus to buy a smart black suit. When we got there, he was busy doing the Dollar to Naira currency conversions. The suit that was a perfect match for him was a dapper Tom Ford suit with a price tag of 3,985 dollars plus tax. He did the calculations and told me ‘Do you know how many students this amount of money can train in Nigeria?’ I reminded him that he was the governor as well as the special guest, and for the caliber of guests expected at that evening’s occasion, including the mayor, senators and other congressmen, oil barons and captains of conglomerates amongst others, he needed to be dressed in top form.
To cut the story short, he refused to pay what he termed ’that outrageous price’ for the Tom Ford suit and that was how we ended up at Steinmart where he agreed to pay a more acceptable price of 220 dollars, tax inclusive, for a basic men’s suit which he was happy to wear to that evening’s event.
What struck me, was that as we were on the way to the airport to see him off for his return flight back to Nigeria, he reached for his pocket where he brought out an envelope of crisp hundred dollar bills. The amount in the envelope was 3,800 dollars.
He said, ‘Anyanwu, this is the balance of the money I would have paid for the ‘Ford’ suit. If the label on the suit was ‘Peter Obi’, I am wondering if anybody in America will pay that amount for it. I have deducted the amount we paid for that suit we eventually bought. Please use this balance for your Charity foundation to help those in actual need. I trust you will do so’. We all laughed heartily. Vintage Peter Obi !
The eventual beneficiaries of that Largesse were Madam Theresa Agbo, a yam seller who became penniless and displaced when her Yam shed was gutted by fire, Callistus Egbe who was bedridden due to illness, and needed help with the school fees of his young children, and the Mgbemena family of six who were thrown out of their one room accommodation (which we subsequently doubled to two rooms) because their breadwinner fell upon hard times and could no longer afford the rent.
In Life, You either live by your creed or you desecrate the mould by which the Almighty created you. Any progressive nation measures an individual by his values, not his vaults.
If this way of life is what is derided as ‘stinginess’ on the part of Peter Obi, then we all need to adopt this mould for a more sustainable and more humane environment.
Iyom Bianca Odumegwu Ojukwu
16 June 2022.
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@FSYusuff He needs to do more so that his detractors can leave their principal and focus on him. They don't know that every mud of slight they throw at him is a manure for growth
The only reason you people hate Obi so much is because being a Just and upright man who creates wealth through enterprise doesn’t appeal to the thieving spirit in y’all.
Evil men and women
Returning from Katsina tonight, I was overwhelmed by the joyful and energetic reception from the good people of Bichi, Kano State.
Thank you for the tremendous love. - RMK
“APC is scared of Peter Obi because of their failure in governance. To the best of my ability, I will mobilize support for Peter Obi.”
— Rev. Yinka Yusuf
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.
Thanks to Peter Obi, the average Nigerian is more politically aware today than at any other time in our history.
That's why propaganda doesn't work as easily anymore.
"...if you can find any instance where I stole one Kobo of State funds come to me and I will stop campaigning..."
~ Peter Gregory Obi 2022.
It's been 4 years now and ICPC, EFCC, DSS, NPF, NA, NAVY, CIVIL DEFENSE, AIR FORCE, NCC, APC, PDP, LP, ADC, ETC haven't been able to point to one instance. Just one!
@PeterObi thanks so much for making it a prideful and easy thing to support you.
INTEGRITY DEY OVERFLOW
This country of DUMB DUMB people
You want PO to become an Electrical Engineer to show you its possible
Alex Otti is proof before your dumb eyes, that it CAN BE DONE
Hire honest people, dont steal, execute a bold modern plan and again, DONT STEAL, DONT STEAL, DO NOT FUCKING STEAL
"Kano! I didn't come to campaign. I just want to dance."
You didn't have a problem with it. In fact, you voted the man.
But you have standards for how Peter Obi's interview responses should be.
I know what you are.
OBI'S INTERVIEW WITH RUFAI OSENI
I write not to persuade anyone nor to make you feel I owe you an explanation, far from it. I write only because I can write and certain issues concerning my principal concerns me.
I have read different posts that represent different thoughts and I feel a lot of these thoughts are misguided and misleading. If at this point, a person still needs an interview to form an opinion about Peter Obi's intellect, then not much attention needs to be paid to such a person.
I have witnessed elections in Nigeria and I have seen candidates come and go but one thing that is different in today's Nigeria is the fact that for the first time, we are seeing a candidate who comes to Nigerians and the world at large as who he is. He is not pretending, he is not lying and he is not acting. He simply comes to you as @PeterObi .
More than any other candidate, this man has been scrutinized and almost stripped bare naked. Some people are so obsessed with him that if they could know the size of his scrotum, they wouldn't mind verifying it's veracity.
Peter Obi despite not being the president has done more for modern Nigeria than even the president. Just last week, he was at the EU, addressing delegates., the next day he is in another continent. He works round the clock to prove to the world that it is not yet gloom for Nigeria and that there is still hope.
While many people would like to judge him as regards the @ruffydfire interview, I feel the man didn't do badlyand all that we are seeing are just attacks by pained political enemies. When you come up with vague excuses like 'Perer Obi likes deflecting', the question to you is, all the questions he has answered in the past, what was the outcome? His ideas have been stolen and his policy statements used by the same people in government. A good example is the issue of Band A. He gave a brief about it in an interview and now it has been adopted without him getting any credit. So if the man has decided not to let the cat out of the bag anymore, kindly let him be.
There is no way, you can claim a man who speaks with delegates in European union and gives lectures and addresses in ivy league universities has a low IQ. It is basically impossible to state such except you are an imbecile yourself.
More than any politician in modern day Nigeria. Peter Obi has constantly put himself out there. Plain and simple for people to see. Those who love him, knows who he is and those who just dislike him will continue on the path of mischief. But only time separates the chaff from the wheat perfectly and may time wrought judgment on all those who peddle lies against the man known as Peter Obi.