Peter Obi ranks well in the estimation of many as the president Nigeria needs to make the economy work, which is his turf
By Ishaya Ibrahim, News Editor
Former Anambra State Governor, Peter Obi, makes the top trends in Nigeria, with at least 12,000 tweets talking about him.
His exploits as Governor of Anambra State, humility, long list of academic accomplishments among other performance, are the talking points dominating Nigeria’s Twitter.
Peter Obi was governor of Anambra State between 2005 and 2013; a period his supporters say was the turning point for the state. They identified Peter Obi as the man who engineered the change and suggested that if he becomes Nigeria’s president in 2023, things would turnaround.
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One tweet from @CCObiefule, said: “If we can retire Atiku & Tinubu by making Peter Obi the president in #2023Elections we will have more governors like Seyi Makinde across the 36 states because mediocrity in politics won’t be fashionable again.”
@Chude_said: “It’s blasphemous to put peter Obi in a sentence with any presidential aspirant in Nigeria at the moment.”
@kenchuky said: “If I were Atiku I wouldn’t contest for 2023 presidential election, rather I would support Peter Obi’s candidacy.”
@wabbillionaire said: “Peter Obi, unarguably, has a good track record. This is exactly what Plato meant by philosopher king.”
@Rayokasali said: “Peter Obi’s profile is so long, I couldn’t finish reading it. He does seem like a nice human too.It still amazes me why we’ll risk our national livelihood on men whose competence can’t fill an A5 paper.”
@von_Bismack said: “Peter Obi on ARISE TV said that ‘You cannot tax poor people, you need to first invest in them before you can tax them.’ Please get this man into Aso Rock to supervise THE economy please. Brilliance mixed with doses of practicality and pragmatism, something lacking in the present government.”
@Ambrosia_Ijebu said: “Bola Tinubu versus Peter Obi? I know most of us don’t have sense in Nigeria but if you have just one drop of sense anywhere you’re located in Nigeria, this shouldn’t be a tough call for you at all.”