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[Peter Obi @PeterObi]

MY MESSAGE HAS BEEN TWISTED

Even though my media office has issued a responsible clarification on the situation, I still find it necessary to add my voice to address the distortion of my message by political opponents.

I deeply appreciate Nigerians in the diaspora who work tirelessly and make enormous sacrifices to support their families back home. Their remittances pay for school fees, hospital bills, rent, and feeding expenses. Their patriotism and sacrifices deserve our profound respect.

I never asked them to abandon their loved ones. My concern is that Nigeria should not remain a country where millions depend on relatives abroad for basic survival.

Our goal must be to build a nation that provides jobs, affordable healthcare, quality education, and economic opportunities for its citizens.

Political opponents may twist my message, but the truth remains clear: I am not asking Nigerians abroad to abandon their families. I am advocating for a Nigeria that will no longer abandon its own people.

God bless Nigerians at home and abroad. God bless Nigeria. -PO

[BLESSED 🥷 @Dee_9889]

@OmarxxCastro Sir Dam did this sir Dam did that, but none of you buffon is talking about how the guy was take to 8 hospitals and they could not attend to him because of strike...

Useless people defending a criminal

[Gbotija is XYZ Chromosome(Peter Obi boi) @michaelakinnike]

@OmarxxCastro This is an APC progressives to you all.

[Gbotija is XYZ Chromosome(Peter Obi boi) @michaelakinnike]

@OmarxxCastro If you are a good listener, you will know that what unifies this space is hate for Peter Obi not Harry.

All of you should get out.

[Gbotija is XYZ Chromosome(Peter Obi boi) @michaelakinnike]

@OmarxxCastro Now they are pushing back on Anike.

Ati Harry, ati Anike, ati Maknun, ati Dayo Israel, all of you are bigots.

Hypocrisy Omar.

[Gbotija is XYZ Chromosome(Peter Obi boi) @michaelakinnike]

@OmarxxCastro This is an APC progressives…all of you are hypocrites

@OmarxxCastro and co

[Udeme PO @diverse_sapians]

@OmarxxCastro This is how APC and ADC reprobates honor our fallen heroes #ENDSARSMemorial6thyear

[Peter Obi @PeterObi]

ON THE ANAMBRA DEBT QUESTION

I have remained silent over the past few days because I have been grieving the loss of my very dear elder brother and friend, Chief Okey Ezeibe. However, the time has come for me to address some of the matters that have occupied public discussion in recent days.

I respectfully urge everyone to concentrate on the existential challenges confronting Nigeria and the hardships endured by its citizens, rather than on the needless distractions that have become widespread in our politics.

I wish to assure the public that I have no disagreement with my dear elder brother, Governor Soludo, or with any governor in Nigeria. I am not seeking the office of governor in any state, and I will not seek that position again, even if the Constitution is amended.

Accordingly, I appeal to governors to support whichever presidential candidate they choose while also permitting and assisting other presidential candidates and contenders for other offices to campaign freely and without interruption in their states. Ultimately, voters should be allowed to determine whom they wish to serve them.

Regarding the multilateral funding inaccurately described as “debt owed by Peter Obi” in Anambra State, I wish to state unequivocally:

As Governor of Anambra State, I did not approach any financial institution to borrow funds or issue a bond on behalf of the state. Indeed, at his farewell ceremony, the then Director-General of the DMO, Abraham Nwankwo, appointed me chairman and declared that, during his 10 years in office, I was the only state governor who had not approached him for a loan facility.

When I left office, the Anambra State Government owed no unpaid salaries, gratuities, or pensions. Neither did it owe any contractor or supplier who had completed work that the government had verified and certified.

Regarding development financing from the World Bank, these are concessionary development-support funds secured by the Federal Government for states selected by it to address specific needs. Repayment is spread over 25 to 30 years.

The Anambra State Government must therefore differentiate among three separate figures: the total amount approved for the multiyear development program; the amount Anambra State actually drew during my tenure; and the funding balance outstanding when I handed over on 17 March 2014.

The government has combined these distinct categories, added them together, and described the resulting US$123.77 million as “loans left by Peter Obi.” That is an incorrect application of public-sector accounting.

The eight facilities identified were primarily World Bank and IFAD development programs negotiated by the Federal Government, with participating states receiving access to the funds through subsidiary arrangements. They were not conventional commercial loans that I personally secured during my tenure.

This does not suggest that Anambra had no repayment responsibilities; rather, each facility must be examined in light of its approval, effectiveness, drawdown, and repayment record.

The clearest contradiction appears in the government’s own figures. It states that the original facilities amounted to approximately US$123.77 million and that US$92.35 million remained outstanding in June 2026. However, the DMO’s published records showed Anambra’s total external debt at approximately US$18 million when I began my tenure in March 2006, about US$30 million in March 2014, when I left office, and approximately US$45.15 million as of 31 December 2014, nine months after my departure.

The Anambra State Government must therefore clarify how a state whose recorded external debt was about US$30 million in March 2014 and US$45.15 million in December 2014 could supposedly have inherited US$123.77 million from Peter Obi, who left office in March of that same year.

[makinnike @makinnike]

Instead of allowing your party to allow itself to soar, you are looking for how to destroy the wind that may propel your party.

O ma SE ooooooooooo

[Thεό Abu @TheoAbuAgada]

I am working for the Nigeria Democratic Congress, the NDC.

The National Leader.

The National Chairman and every candidate flying the flag of the NDC.

[Peter Obi @PeterObi]

DISCLAIMER: Fake Letter Circulating in My Name

My attention has been drawn to a fake letter circulating on social media, purportedly written by me to His Majesty, Igwe Nnaemeka Alfred Ugochukwu Achebe, the Obi of Onitsha, concerning political and financial matters in Anambra State.

This document is entirely false, malicious, and a fabrication by mischievous elements aimed at misleading the public. Furthermore, the signature appended to the letter is completely forged. 

I urge the public and media to disregard this spurious publication. My focus remains steadfastly on issues of national development, accountability, and building a better future for our people - never on cheap fabrications. -PO

[𝔸b𝕒𝕫𝕫 @abazwhyllzz]

My next president. How about you?

[Esther Umoh @EstherUmoh10]

Who you support is a reflection of your own principles and values. I may not entirely be a good person, but I’m happy that I got it right with Peter Obi.

[Adesanya Adebayo A. @Adebayoadesanya]

This is the difference.

He did not say “trust me.”
He published a bank account.

First Bank. Account 2018779464. Over ₦2.13 billion left intact for a specific erosion project. Plus the ₦75 billion savings he says was separate. Plus ₦35 billion in old gratuities he says were cleared. Then he added: prove the opposite, and I will stop campaigning.

That is how accountability works.

In Canada, public money is a paper trail. Auditors exist. Accounts can be checked. You do not get to invent “phantom debts” on television and walk away. Either the statement exists, or the claim dies.

APC and the Anambra government now have a simple job: publish the contrary documents. Not a press statement. The account. The schedule. The handover papers. If the money was a loan that is still being repaid, show it the same way he just showed his number.

Nigerians, stop making the same mistake.

Do not vote speeches.
Do not vote “we inherited wahala.”
Do not vote for people who cannot produce a bank account when accused.

Vote for Peter Obi, whose first instinct is receipts. Because the ones who hide the books will not better your life. They will only explain why your life stayed the same.

Show the account or stop the campaign of excuses.

[makinnike @makinnike]

10k view Vs 5.9M view...

That is all I need to know.

You people should recruit more thugs ooooo, because we are coming out in mass

[Lere Olayinka - Aresa 1 @OlayinkaLere]

Your campaign is about being PRUDENT.
But your own immediate family members are not listening to you.
They are telling you, STOP THIS NONSENSE!
They don't even trust you.

You are saying that your family members are right to disagree with you, that they can live their lives as they wish.
Your TOXIC SUPPORTERS are on the Social Media clapping for you.
But the same TOXIC SUPPORTERS are abusing, insulting and even cursing people who don't believe in your FAKE Personality.

All of una go get sense in 2027.

[makinnike @makinnike]

We will be here in 2027

[Bashir Ahmad, OON @BashirAhmaad]

Any Obidient who genuinely believes that Mr. Peter Obi is guaranteed to finish second is simply being delusional and, frankly, does not understand the current political dynamics. Sentiment and online enthusiasm are not substitutes for a serious assessment of the numbers, structures, regional calculations and electoral realities.

[Peter Obi @PeterObi]

Worrisome Abduction Story From Borgu, Niger State

I am deeply disturbed by the reports of the mass abduction of Nigerians in Borgu Local Government Area of Niger State, following attacks on communities including Dekara and the abduction of worshippers during Juma’at prayers.

Reports indicate that as many as 600 people, predominantly women, children and elderly Nigerians, may have been taken. The exact number is still being verified. Tragically, reports also indicate that about 30 people may have been killed.

This is one case too many.

The fact that Nigerians can be attacked in broad daylight, in their place of worship, abducted in such numbers and taken into the forests should shake the conscience of every Nigerian and compel urgent action from government.

Our people are being left vulnerable while the political class appears increasingly consumed by the next election.

Elections will come and go, but the lives of Nigerians cannot be recovered once lost.

Government must treat this as an emergency: deploy overwhelming intelligence-led security operations, rescue every person in captivity, secure the affected communities and dismantle the networks and enclaves enabling these terrorists to operate.

The Police complain that difficult terrain and a collapsed bridge hampered the initial rescue response in Borgu, which supports my consistent plea to concentrate on repairs of existing infrastructure.

I stand with the Niger State Government, the good people of Niger State and the families of those abducted and killed. We must bring our people home and restore the confidence that government exists to protect them.

A New Nigeria is POssible, and Nigeria will be OK. -PO

[makinnike @makinnike]

You go just laugh again

[Reno Omokri @renoomokri]

Dear @michaelakinnike,

Let’s look at the facts. #BBNaija producers make about ₦50 billion. The winner gets ₦85 million. My dear, you are not making any youth rich. Secondly, how many past winners are wealthy today? ₦50 billion can start 5000 youth businesses

#BuhariTormentor

[Peter Obi @PeterObi]

Nigeria Has Everything It Needs to Prosper

Yesterday, I had the privilege of joining some presidential candidates and their representatives as a guest and panellist at the 66th Annual General Conference of the Nigerian Bar Association at the Yakubu Gowon Stadium in Port Harcourt, Rivers State.

Our discussion focused on how to rebuild Nigeria and make it work for its resilient, hardworking, and long-suffering people.

I reiterated my long-held view that the poverty and hunger Nigerians face today are largely the result of years of mismanagement and corruption by leaders entrusted with our commonwealth.

With our vast human and natural resources, Nigeria has no business being associated with extreme poverty and hunger. We have no business importing food when we possess enormous agricultural potential.

With the right investment, policies, and political will, agriculture can become one of Nigeria’s greatest sources of wealth. Northern Nigeria’s vast farmland, in particular, can drive major economic transformation. If countries with fewer resources have transformed their agricultural sectors, Nigeria can feed itself, create millions of jobs, and export food to the world.

On fuel subsidy removal, I remain committed to the position I took in 2023: the subsidy system was riddled with corruption. My approach was to eliminate the corruption, establish the actual subsidy cost, and then carry out a carefully planned, phased removal.

Savings from subsidy removal should have been transparently invested in clearly defined, measurable development priorities, especially agriculture, healthcare, education, poverty reduction, and security. I remain convinced that subsidy removal must deliver real benefits to Nigerians; citizens should not bear higher energy costs while the savings remain unaccounted for or fail to improve their lives. Nigeria must focus its investments on what matters most: food security, healthcare, education, infrastructure, human capital, national security, and unity.

Nigeria has all it needs to prosper. What remains is competent, honest, and purposeful leadership that puts the common good above personal interests.

A New Nigeria is POssible, and Nigeria will be OK. -PO

[Esther Umoh @EstherUmoh10]

Peter Obi’s visit to one of the recently attacked villages in Benue state.

[Peter Obi @PeterObi]

I have consistently continued to respectfully appeal to those in office today to prioritise reconstruction and maintenance of existing roads and other infrastructure over commencing new ones.

I left someone in Onitsha on Saturday night to take the first bus to Lagos on Sunday morning. Until I left Lagos at 8 pm yesterday, he had not arrived in Lagos. He only arrived in Lagos at about 2 pm today. A journey that usually takes a maximum of 8 hours now takes nearly two days.

This is not just about bad roads. It is about lost man-hours, stranded passengers sleeping on highways, wasted fuel, damaged vehicles, delayed goods, and businesses losing millions of naira.

Nigerians do not need new projects just for the headlines. We need functional roads that make life and economic activity possible.

A government must understand that infrastructure is not necessarily about the size of the project; it is about the number of lives and livelihoods it improves.

A new Nigeria is POSSIBLE, and Nigeria will be OK. -PO