13/10/2022
I heard some people are boiling because I said Peter Obi is "one of them". Of course, he is.
Have you forgotten so soon?
As of May, just less than six months ago, he was a high-ranking member of the PDP, one of the twin evils, alongside APC, to have held this country by the jugular for several years. If he saw any chance of securing the PDP ticket, he would 100% be in that party today!
Have you forgotten? Only four years ago, he was Atiku Abubakar's running mate in the presidential election. Same Atiku many of us have agreed should not be seen anywhere near A*o Rock again, not so?
Have you forgotten? Just last month, he was frolicking with Ibrahim Babaginda, the man who cancelled an election that today is still widely regarded as the freest and fairest in Nigeria's democratic history -- the man during whose government Dele Giwa, one of Nigeria's most brilliant journalists ever, was assassinated, with the assassination still unresolved till date, 36 years after.
So, yes, I said Obi is one of them. And he is.
However, if you bring 'them' all together at the polls, the people must choose whoever they consider least problematic of 'them' all. And that can be Obi, Tinubu, Atiku or Kwankwaso. And that choice is yours to make. If you have followed me for a while, you already know my position on Tinubu; it's that well-documented that many think I am 'Obidient'. To such people, I'm thrilled by your newfound disappointment.
Also, to the voters who decide not to pick 'one of them', there are 14 other candidates. Find them, know them and vote for any.
Finally, whether you believe it or not, I'm neither a BATist nor an OBidient. I do not criticise Tinubu for Obi, or Obi for Tinubu. I am (i) a Nigerian; and (ii) a journalist. By virtue of the second, I have no candidate, no allegiance. My only loyalty is to the truth.
PS: Before you move on from this post, do google John 8:32.
Peace.
'FISAYO SOYOMBO
