Obi re-echoes Tinubu’s dodgy background, says he’s not fit to be President
By Jeph Ajobaju, Chief Copy Editor
Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate Peter Obi has reiterated Bola Tinubu is not fit to be President because his entire background is shrouded in secrecy plus the fact he is sick and too frail to superintend the affairs of a population of 211 million.
Nigeria needs competent people mentally and physically prepared to provide leadership for a sick country, Obi stressed at an interactive session with students of the University of Nigeria, Nsuka (UNN) Business School in Enugu on Thursday.
Obi, an alumnus of UNN, warned against voting for someone like Tinubu, All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, whose educational background, identity, age, health, and source of wealth are all hidden from the public.
“In the United States during election, they go for debates’ somebody once asked Barack Obama questions that are personal and he answered,” Obi said.
“But here in Nigeria, somebody wants to contest election, we don’t know his real age, we don’t know his name, we don’t know the schools he attended.
“Nobody knows his real identity. My name is Peter Obi, I can say I went to CKC, went to University of Nigeria Nsukka. Both the VC today, the DVC today, these are my school mates. We came into university the same year and left the same year.
“The people I went to school with, I can see them here today, my seniors and my juniors. How come we now have people who do not have classmates. This is very important. This is all about character and people we can trust.”
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An honest man has nothing to hide, says Obi
Obi insisted an honest person does not pretend to be someone he is not and is not afraid to tell people the truth about himself, per reporting by Vanguard.
He cited the example of Afe Babalola, the legal luminary and founder of Afe Babalola University, Ado Ekiti, whom he described as an upright Nigerian not ashamed of his background.
“Afe Babalola once told me he never had the opportunity of going to a formal school. There is nothing wrong in that. There are so many people who have done well in life and never went to formal school.
“This country is sick and should not be handed over to a sick person. I am not saying that anyone is sick. We have been here for over two hours, we don’t want people who can’t stand for 30 minutes.
“If you said you will fight corruption, let’s go to the road you have passed and see what is remaining there after you left.
“This year’s election must be based on competence. This job requires physical and mental energy, it is not a retirement job.”