Gbajue: Thirty One Of The Many Lies Told By Peter Obi-Part 1

One: That there is a subsisting court judgment ordering the release of Nnamdi Kanu and President Tinubu refused to obey it. Contrary to Obi’s IPOB inspired lies, in a unanimous ruling on December 15, 2023, the Supreme Court ruled that Nnamdi Kanu had a case to answer for treason. After that, on May 20, 2024, the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja ruled that Nnamdi Kanu should be denied bail.

Two: That Nigeria should be ashamed since Tanzania has achieved full power sufficiency and had to shut her dams over excess power. Actually, Tanzania shut its dams after the ongoing Cyclone Hidaya hit the country and is currently facing nationwide power blackouts.

Three: I won the #NigerianElections2023. The truth is that Peter Obi predictably came third, an election that the United States has now officially, through their State Department, admitted reflected the will of the Nigerian people, and in so doing, they corroborated International Observers. 

Four: I took Anambra from Number 27 to Number 1 in WAEC. Actually, WAEC does not grade by state, and the so-called Number One improvement was as a result of 486 WAEC/NECO/JAMB exam ‘Miracle Centres’, which made Anambra the exam malpractice capital of the world, and almost got the state delisted, until the Obiano government closed them down under pressure from WAEC two months after taking over from Obi.

Five: I reduced poverty in Anambra. The truth is that, as averted by the current Governor of Anambra, Professor Charles Soludo, poverty in Anambra more than doubled under Peter Obi, from 20% in 2004 to 68% in 2010, representing a 238% increase.

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Six: I love Muslims. Actually, Peter Obi plotted a “religious war” (his exact words) against the Muslim Ummah in a leaked audio by Peoples Gazette. He vowed to sue Peoples Gazette. However, more than a year later, he has not sued. Moreover, when asked directly by Charles Aniagolu on Arise TV if that was him on the tape, Peter Obi refused to answer, though the question was repeated thrice.

Seven: I studied marketing at Harvard. Peter Obi did not study at Harvard. He went for a short course that usually takes two weeks at Harvard. To claim that he “studied at Harvard” based on that is deceptive, misleading and manipulative. Peter Obi only has a first degree, a Second Class Lower in Philosophy from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka. Of all the Presidential candidates during the #NigerianElections2023, Peter Obi was the least educationally competent.

Eight: If I am in government, I will reject foreign aid. However, during his eight-year tenure as Governor of Ananbra, Peter Obi applied for and received foreign aid from multiple nations, including the United Kingdom and the U.S.

Nine: Peter Obi lied that President Tinubu paid for 1411 people to go for #COP28 with government money. Only 422 of the delegates of Nigeria were publicly funded. And not all of those publicly funded were financed by the Presidency.

Ten: Peter Obi criticised the National Assembly for buying 400 SUVs. Actually, it turned out that Peter Obi had purchased 400 SUVs for Anambra Igwes when he was Governor.

Eleven: The timing of Lagos demolitions is wrong (Yet Peter Obi personally led a demolition team to demolish illegal structures as Anambra Governor). Additionally, he said NOTHING when Governor Soludo demolished Anambra simultaneously as Lagos.

Twelve: He claimed his budgets as Governor weren’t wasteful, but he budgeted more for his office than for health in Anambra.

Thirteen: On November 22, 2023, Peter Obi lied that he accompanied the President of America on a trip. That was a lie. Official records on the White House website indicate otherwise.

Reno Omokri