I think a lot of the people who keep abandoning the Peter Obi movement are doing so because of money. Let’s be honest, Nigerian politics is heavily driven by money, and a lot of people get involved because of what they stand to gain financially.
I don’t believe that everyone who works with Peter Obi expects to work for free. People should be paid for their work, and if you are employed to work for a movement, you deserve your salary. But there is a difference between earning a legitimate salary and expecting to have access to public resources, lavish spending and all the financial benefits that come with political patronage.
Look at the difference in the political culture surrounding Peter Obi and Tinubu. One represents a frugal approach to managing resources, while the other political culture is associated with lavish spending and throwing money around to attract loyalty. Some people are naturally more comfortable where there is money to distribute, money to spend and opportunities to benefit personally.
That is why I believe Peter Obi represents something much bigger than an ordinary political movement. He represents a mindset reset that Nigeria desperately needs.
The country cannot continue operating on the mentality that politics is an opportunity to enrich yourself, that loyalty must be bought and that anyone who refuses to throw money around is somehow a bad leader.
If you are employed, do your job and receive your salary. If you genuinely believe in the vision, contribute to building it. But if your loyalty depends on how much money you can extract from the movement, then perhaps you were never committed to the vision in the first place.
And if someone leaves because there is no opportunity to enjoy lavish spending or access money beyond their legitimate earnings, let them leave. There will always be other people willing to contribute.
Nigeria needs a fundamental reset in how people think about money, leadership and public resources. That is one of the things that attracts me to Peter Obi’s approach. You cannot build a prosperous country with people who see leadership as an opportunity to spend money recklessly rather than manage it responsibly. The mindset has to change before the country can change.
While you may want to bash Dandizzy for performing at the City Boys event, listen to what he said to Seyi Tinubu in the video.
He said, “Come and collect the mic and tell us the plans your father has for Nigerians. I know if your father can use his power to solve POWER problem power fit dey APC hand forever.”
That was a clear, direct message to Seyi Tinubu, that his father and the APC have failed woefully. He also mentioned the obvious: if Tinubu had succeeded in solving one of Nigeria’s biggest problems, particularly POWER, in his first four years in power, he'd earn Nigerians’ admiration.
Unfortunately, Tinubu has spent more on POWER than any government; Nigerians have paid over 200% more for electricity under Tinubu than under any other government, yet, the national grid has collapsed more in the last four years than in the first four years under previous administrations, and we have experienced more power failures now.
Of course, Dandizzy was paid to perform at the City Boys event. He is a musician; performing at events is his means of earning. I can’t begrudge him for earning legitimately from his talent. What mattered to me was that he seized the chance to speak the truth.✍️
“Peter Obi, the candidate of the Nigerian Democratic Congress (NDC), having satisfied all the requirements of the law and secured the requisite mandate of the electorate, is hereby declared duly elected and returned as the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.”
That Peter Obi of the Nigerian Democratic Congress (NDC), having satisfied the requirements of the law, is hereby declared the winner and is returned elected as President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.🥹
I love these videos. Whoever is making them should keep them coming. This is oke thing I've prayed and hoped that Nigerians will learn: the power of many.
Election integrity is enforced by the people. Your civic duty doesn't end with casting your vote; you must also protect it.
Your vote belongs to you, not Peter Obi.
Voting and going home in Nigeria is akin to going in at night and leaving your doors open in a rough neighbourhood; YOU WILL BE ROBBED!
Your civic responsibility starts with picking up your voters card, continues with casting your vote, and ends with protecting your vote up to collation level.
Nigerians, let 2023 not repeat itself. "Rig and die" should be an action, not just words.
The APC kept pulling down NDC banners in Lagos, so @richone090 became a walking banner. Now they want to pull him down too.
We won't let this happen. I've been preparing for my own kidnapping too, since I've been pissing off some people. I must make noise about this.
Put these hashtags in the comments!
#FreeRilwanOlawale #FreeRilwanNow
A Rig and Die Movement (PUTCCM) is brewing across the country.
Nigerian youths have come to the realisation that the only hope they have is to secure their votes from politicians, INEC and the police. They have realised that there is no court to go to because the judiciary has been hijacked, littered, blinded and emasculated with stolen money by the politicians.
The 2027 election is RIG & DIE.
The major problem in Nigeria today is corruption and the criminal cost of governance. Shut it down and you will free up resources for critical areas of development.
It is not rocket science, HE Peter Obi has done it before, he will do it again.
The gig is to drop posts that make it look like Peter Obi isn't campaigning. The idea is that when they've rigged the election, they use the posts to reinforce the narrative that Peter Obi wasn't serious with the election.
Your fellow Nigerians who complain about rising cost of living daily, including some of your beloved influencers, are taking this gig because, to them, nothing else matters besides "securing the bag," a bag that comes with a gaping hole.
Mind you, it's the same Peter Obi who has been all over the country since 2022 consistently spreading his message of hope, and there hasn't been a single day when he wasn't somewhere engaging ordinary Nigerians.
Despite APC openly and brazingly engaging the services of non-state actors to stifle opposition, thrash opposition campaign banners, plus other undemocratic actions, your influencers are taking gigs to make this appear like a lack of seriousness or preparedness on Peter Obi's part.
Well, thankfully, life has gone fully digital and we don't need a physical billboard or posters to spread the message of Peter Obi; but let the APC be very aware that they do not possess the monopoly of violence.
That said, please vote NDC to restore our democracy. Vote a ticket that cares about you