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How I Became Obidient By Deji Yesufu by VBCampaign: 6:33pm On Jun 17, 2022
How I Became OBIdient

By: Deji Yesufu

I have been told that politics is not my calling. I have been told to stick with religion. They say politics is dirty and those who claim to be pristine through the grace of God should not be associated with it. I have heard those arguments before but they have not convinced me. After supporting Muhammadu Buhari in 2015 and witnessing his disastrous two terms in office, I made the resolution that I will not be putting my name on any politician again – Nigerians should vote whoever they wish. When I made that resolution, I was almost sure that I will break it. The reason is that I live in Nigeria and I experience everything the average Nigerian is enduring. I am also into pastoral ministry and I understand the need to meet the physical needs of the people you are ministering to before the spiritual message you are preaching can make any sense to them. Churches, like many other social organizations in the land, have become a place of refuge for the poor in Nigeria. The easiest way to unburden oneself in Christian ministry is to call on government to do what they are supposed to do, so that churches can return to their primary duties. It is for this reason why we must join the bandwagon of seeing credible individuals come into government.

Anyone watching the political scenario in Nigeria will understand that it will take a miracle for Peter Obi to emerge the President of Nigeria in the forthcoming elections in 2023. I myself have argued that only the incumbent APC and the PDP can produce who will be the ruler of this country in the coming election. I have however reconsidered the candidacy of Peter Obi because I believe in miracles. I believe that in the 9 months before the elections, an OBI-tsunami can sweep the Nigerian landscape, bringing unprecedented popularity to this gentleman that will deliver for him no less than 20 million votes across Nigeria and thus bring him into the highest office in the land. I am convinced that the same way I became OBIdient, many more Nigerians can become equally convinced too. This is why I must relay my pathway to OBI-ism in this essay.

The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) was an option only as long as former Governor Peter Obi was running on that platform. When Peter Obi jettisoned the PDP and reverted to the Labor Party, I turned my attention to the All Progressive Congress’ coming primaries. Primaries in political parties in Nigeria have been completely monetized and the APC’s primaries was not going to be any different. Even at that I had hoped that Muhammadu Buhari will wield some veto power and convince party men to settle for a consensus candidate – with the hope that they will settle for Yemi Osinbajo. When Bola Ahmed Tinubu scuttled the President’s plans with his now popular emi lo ko speech in Abeokuta, it was clear that nothing could hold back the scheduled primaries of the APC and dollar rain, not workable ideologies, will determine who will emerge the APC presidential flagbearer. Yemi Osinbajo gave a resounding speech to the delegates during the primaries and made a hearty and spirited plea for them consider him. While all these was going on, I understand that some weighty candidates had reached each of the over 2,000 delegates present with $25,000 offers. By the close of the day, the number of votes Tinubu garnered from the delegates was double the amount of votes all the other aspirants got – combined. It was on that note that I settled for the Jagaban of Lagos as the only possible candidate in the coming elections. Atiku was not an option and Obi was not popular enough. Until…

On the night of Sunday, 12th June, I received a call from my cousin in Canada. He asked me what candidates I was considering in the forthcoming elections. The thing about Nigerians in the diaspora is that they have half of their personhood here in Nigeria. They live abroad but their hearts are here and most of them partake in the country’s electoral process by proxy: they get their loved ones to vote sensibly. I told my cousin that I was left with no other choice than to support Tinubu. He agreed with me but he took his time to show me something that I was missing: he said that if the Bola Ahmed Tinubu that is running today is the same individual that ruled Lagos between 1999 and 2007, then he will support him. He said that clearly age and particularly ill health will impede the government of Tinubu. Then he helped me to see how ill health had stood as an albatross to the government of Yar’Adua and even Muhammadu Buhari, and how the general productivity of all human is usually impeded by ill health and aging. No one can cheat nature; we are only as good on a job as our bodies will permit us. My cousin also did not think that Peter Obi was popular enough. He only felt that if we must vote for Tinubu, we must be sure of the state of his health. One thing that I am sure the supporters of Tinubu have not been able to argue for is the state of health of their principal. Bola Tinubu is not well and he is clearly not going to do well leading this country.

It was at this point the possibility of a Peter Obi emerging as President began to appeal to me. First, there is a large section of the Nigerian electorate that are tired of both the APC and the PDP. It is clear to these people that the two parties are one and the same: the same money politics had produced the flagbearers of the two parties. That the call for an alternative to these two, a sort of third force, was actually a popular sentiment being expressed by many people. Then came the individuals who were the minds and brain behind the End SARS protests. Until this day, no one knows who are the real backbone of the EndSARS protests; they appear to work well anonymously. And some of these individuals were emerging and calling for a third force. In their usual manner, they do not say that they were campaigning for Peter Obi; they are only asking Nigerians to head to INEC and get their PVCs. These are the individuals behind the clarion call for every adult in Nigeria to grab a PVC and be ready to vote out bad leaders. Some of them have organized concerts where they made it clear that the PVC was the entry ticket. As a result, young people are converging at INEC and getting their PVC. I was in one of the INEC offices here in Ibadan yesterday and the whole place was filled with young people: they have heard the clarion call for true CHANGE. It was at this point I realized that Peter Obi could be elected on the mere fact that he presents himself as a credible alternative to the APC and the PDP. This is how I became OBIdient.

More than anything else, a Peter Obi presidency will settle the question of the alleged marginalization of the Igbos in Nigeria. Whether we agree or not, the activities of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has gotten the attention of everyone in the country. They have spilled enough blood for us all to ask them: what do you want. If by any chance Peter Obi is elected President it is not likely that there cry of marginalization will end; it will however reduce considerably and the Nigerian government, under Obi, can then fast-track a process of meeting the demands of these aggrieved section of the country. The presidency of Nigeria is not the exclusive right of one or two sections of the country; the Igbo man can also rule the country and if they are suggesting Obi as their man, the Nigerian people should consider him.

Another thing that has endeared Obi to me is this perceived stinginess of his. Fr. Mbaka, of the Adoration Ministries, Enugu, had suggested that Nigeria does not need a stingy person in government. What Mbaka regards as being stingy is what sane people in developed countries regard as being thrifty. There is one major problem that many of us in this country have not been able to identify and that is our penchant for waste. Nigerians are not only corrupt, we are also very wasteful and the place where this waste is most prominent is in government circles – it is incredible. Peter Obi’s success in Anambra State was in curbing waste in government. He was so thrift with government resources that while he met the state in debt, he left huge resources in government coffers when he left. Nothing teaches a people frugality than adversity but Nigerians are unable to learn to use scarce resources well because a culture of corruption has made it impossible for us to think these issues through. Everyone is milking the country and are ready to jump ship the moment the country begins to sink. Thankfully, Peter Obi is of another spirit.

I am not under an illusion that it will be an easy ride for Peter Obi to the seat of the presidency of Nigeria. I believe that as things stand, the best that Peter Obi could get will be a few million – perhaps five million votes – which will stand as an advantage for him in 2027. I also believe that fostering a coalition with a popular individual in Northern Nigeria, like former Governor of Kano State, Rabiu Kwakwansor, will give Obi a major boost during the forthcoming elections. The last card that I will be banking on will be some sort of tsunami – some kind of realization falling on many Nigerians and helping us to realize that we cannot continue to do the same thing in the same way and expect a different result. If after 24 years of PDP and APC this country has not been able to make any significant progress, and all the options the two parties can give to us are two individuals who are better off in nursing homes than in the highest office in the land, it is time we take our destinies in our hands and do the right thing.

I believe the right thing is supporting the presidential ambition of Peter Obi. This is how I became OBIdient. Would you also consider the Peter Obi option?

Source: https://textandpublishing.com/how-i-became-obidient-deji-yesufu/

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Re: How I Became Obidient By Deji Yesufu by Prayfortheworld: 6:34pm On Jun 17, 2022
When they say Peter Obi won't get enough vote i laugh

My friend in gombe yesterday asked me who's Peter Obi that he has been hearing about him everywhere i lectured him and now he's obideint people in Gombe are singing Obi's name lol

We will preach this gospel till the end either with vuawlence or peace Nigerians must bow to the bigger picture

You all here are supporting your favourite but non can volunteer to support or sacrifice his time and effort for him
But obideint family are doing it already when they have not flagged off the campaign
We're printing posters. We're donating House for his campaign but you can't do it for your favourite lol
Lol you guys are underestimating the power of the youths and internet we're going to shock you guys it won't be business as usual

I never voted in my life before, I've not been interested in politics before..but because of the movement and social media i picked interest i got my pvc and I'm now obideint
You all should keep underestimating the power of social media.. obi is penetrating.
People who don't know him before are picking interest because of social media and internet.
2023 is either obi win or obi win

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Re: How I Became Obidient By Deji Yesufu by PlayerMeji: 6:43pm On Jun 17, 2022
My barrister friend from Enugu told me in clear terms that his opinion is that Obi's presidential candidature is not ripe as he is acting desperate, a clear recipe for disaster.

He schooled me on how he think Obi is only good for a vice president understudy who would then be able to vie for the top spot, rather than what he is doing at the moment.

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Re: How I Became Obidient By Deji Yesufu by SEYIKP(m): 6:51pm On Jun 17, 2022
I am also contemplating, soonest I may de-batify and become obidient in the coming election.

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Re: How I Became Obidient By Deji Yesufu by Babaken(m): 6:52pm On Jun 17, 2022
AM ON PETERSIDE

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Re: How I Became Obidient By Deji Yesufu by Babaken(m): 6:54pm On Jun 17, 2022
Let's try do the right thing this time around.

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Re: How I Became Obidient By Deji Yesufu by VBCampaign: 7:23pm On Jun 17, 2022
SEYIKP:
I am also contemplating, soonest I may de-batify and become obidient in the coming election.

Don't be long ☺️

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Re: How I Became Obidient By Deji Yesufu by PresidObi: 7:26pm On Jun 17, 2022
I stand with Peter Obi grin

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Re: How I Became Obidient By Deji Yesufu by IamWonderful: 7:32pm On Jun 17, 2022
May GOD no allow us OBI-diently become Obi Ezu river death will never be our portion in Jesus name Amen

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Re: How I Became Obidient By Deji Yesufu by Kingnap(m): 8:32pm On Jun 17, 2022
What I know is that who ever we vote na all of us go enjoy the result. Let's vote wisely. Suffering no know tribe or religion.

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Re: How I Became Obidient By Deji Yesufu by helinues: 8:33pm On Jun 17, 2022
I have been told that politics is not my calling

Carpentry work could be your ordained job.

grin
Re: How I Became Obidient By Deji Yesufu by smile11s(m): 8:35pm On Jun 17, 2022
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Re: How I Became Obidient By Deji Yesufu by RuddyFusion(m): 9:12pm On Jun 17, 2022
OBILIFIED IAM

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Re: How I Became Obidient By Deji Yesufu by VBCampaign: 3:52am On Jun 18, 2022
RuddyFusion:
OBILIFIED IAM

grin
Re: How I Became Obidient By Deji Yesufu by Jack005(m): 4:40am On Jun 18, 2022
PlayerMeji:
My barrister friend from Enugu told me in clear terms that his opinion is that Obi's presidential candidature is not ripe as he is acting desperate, a clear recipe for disaster.

He schooled me on how he think Obi is only good for a vice president understudy who would then be able to vie for the top spot, rather than what he is doing at the moment.
Exactly what Tinubu supporter would say.

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Re: How I Became Obidient By Deji Yesufu by wowcatty: 5:40am On Jun 18, 2022
Is this Mr Aisha Yesufu or there's just something in that name?
Re: How I Became Obidient By Deji Yesufu by Amumaigwe: 5:46am On Jun 18, 2022
PlayerMeji:
My barrister friend from Enugu told me in clear terms that his opinion is that Obi's presidential candidature is not ripe as he is acting desperate, a clear recipe for disaster.

He schooled me on how he think Obi is only good for a vice president understudy who would then be able to vie for the top spot, rather than what he is doing at the moment.

So who is ripe for presidency and what is your metric of judgment? Don't mention structure because the angry youths and other citizens all over the country picking up their voters cards in droves are the real structure.

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Re: How I Became Obidient By Deji Yesufu by blackpanda: 5:48am On Jun 18, 2022
PlayerMeji:
My barrister friend from Enugu told me in clear terms that his opinion is that Obi's presidential candidature is not ripe as he is acting desperate, a clear recipe for disaster.

He schooled me on how he think Obi is only good for a vice president understudy who would then be able to vie for the top spot, rather than what he is doing at the moment.

I agree
Obi is not ready for president. Moreover, Nigeria is not ready for Igbo to be president
Re: How I Became Obidient By Deji Yesufu by Nobody: 5:54am On Jun 18, 2022
Obidients! Even the media houses are Obidient because this government has taken their power away!
Re: How I Became Obidient By Deji Yesufu by Tulsaguy: 5:55am On Jun 18, 2022
As for Deji Adeyanju, FFK, Reno, Sega, election times na d time to harvest their cocoa....

Wetin I sabi sef.

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Re: How I Became Obidient By Deji Yesufu by Penguin2: 6:10am On Jun 18, 2022
IamWonderful:
May GOD no allow us OBI-diently become Obi Ezu river death will never be our portion in Jesus name Amen

As long as you do not do what those whose bodies were dumped in Ezu River did, you have nothing to fear my dear.
Re: How I Became Obidient By Deji Yesufu by ajekpaks(m): 6:14am On Jun 18, 2022
yowa
Re: How I Became Obidient By Deji Yesufu by VBCampaign: 8:00am On Jun 18, 2022
wowcatty:
Is this Mr Aisha Yesuf or there's just something in that name?
not Aisha Yesufu and no relations with her
Re: How I Became Obidient By Deji Yesufu by NNTR: 6:29pm On Jun 19, 2022
VBCampaign:
How I Became OBIdient

By: Deji Yesufu

I have been told that politics is not my calling. I have been told to stick with religion. They say politics is dirty and those who claim to be pristine through the grace of God should not be associated with it. I have heard those arguments before but they have not convinced me. After supporting Muhammadu Buhari in 2015 and witnessing his disastrous two terms in office, I made the resolution that I will not be putting my name on any politician again – Nigerians should vote whoever they wish. When I made that resolution, I was almost sure that I will break it. The reason is that I live in Nigeria and I experience everything the average Nigerian is enduring. I am also into pastoral ministry and I understand the need to meet the physical needs of the people you are ministering to before the spiritual message you are preaching can make any sense to them. Churches, like many other social organizations in the land, have become a place of refuge for the poor in Nigeria. The easiest way to unburden oneself in Christian ministry is to call on government to do what they are supposed to do, so that churches can return to their primary duties. It is for this reason why we must join the bandwagon of seeing credible individuals come into government.

Anyone watching the political scenario in Nigeria will understand that it will take a miracle for Peter Obi to emerge the President of Nigeria in the forthcoming elections in 2023. I myself have argued that only the incumbent APC and the PDP can produce who will be the ruler of this country in the coming election. I have however reconsidered the candidacy of Peter Obi because I believe in miracles. I believe that in the 9 months before the elections, an OBI-tsunami can sweep the Nigerian landscape, bringing unprecedented popularity to this gentleman that will deliver for him no less than 20 million votes across Nigeria and thus bring him into the highest office in the land. I am convinced that the same way I became OBIdient, many more Nigerians can become equally convinced too. This is why I must relay my pathway to OBI-ism in this essay.

The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) was an option only as long as former Governor Peter Obi was running on that platform. When Peter Obi jettisoned the PDP and reverted to the Labor Party, I turned my attention to the All Progressive Congress’ coming primaries. Primaries in political parties in Nigeria have been completely monetized and the APC’s primaries was not going to be any different. Even at that I had hoped that Muhammadu Buhari will wield some veto power and convince party men to settle for a consensus candidate – with the hope that they will settle for Yemi Osinbajo. When Bola Ahmed Tinubu scuttled the President’s plans with his now popular emi lo ko speech in Abeokuta, it was clear that nothing could hold back the scheduled primaries of the APC and dollar rain, not workable ideologies, will determine who will emerge the APC presidential flagbearer. Yemi Osinbajo gave a resounding speech to the delegates during the primaries and made a hearty and spirited plea for them consider him. While all these was going on, I understand that some weighty candidates had reached each of the over 2,000 delegates present with $25,000 offers. By the close of the day, the number of votes Tinubu garnered from the delegates was double the amount of votes all the other aspirants got – combined. It was on that note that I settled for the Jagaban of Lagos as the only possible candidate in the coming elections. Atiku was not an option and Obi was not popular enough. Until…

On the night of Sunday, 12th June, I received a call from my cousin in Canada. He asked me what candidates I was considering in the forthcoming elections. The thing about Nigerians in the diaspora is that they have half of their personhood here in Nigeria. They live abroad but their hearts are here and most of them partake in the country’s electoral process by proxy: they get their loved ones to vote sensibly. I told my cousin that I was left with no other choice than to support Tinubu. He agreed with me but he took his time to show me something that I was missing: he said that if the Bola Ahmed Tinubu that is running today is the same individual that ruled Lagos between 1999 and 2007, then he will support him. He said that clearly age and particularly ill health will impede the government of Tinubu. Then he helped me to see how ill health had stood as an albatross to the government of Yar’Adua and even Muhammadu Buhari, and how the general productivity of all human is usually impeded by ill health and aging. No one can cheat nature; we are only as good on a job as our bodies will permit us. My cousin also did not think that Peter Obi was popular enough. He only felt that if we must vote for Tinubu, we must be sure of the state of his health. One thing that I am sure the supporters of Tinubu have not been able to argue for is the state of health of their principal. Bola Tinubu is not well and he is clearly not going to do well leading this country.

It was at this point the possibility of a Peter Obi emerging as President began to appeal to me. First, there is a large section of the Nigerian electorate that are tired of both the APC and the PDP. It is clear to these people that the two parties are one and the same: the same money politics had produced the flagbearers of the two parties. That the call for an alternative to these two, a sort of third force, was actually a popular sentiment being expressed by many people. Then came the individuals who were the minds and brain behind the End SARS protests. Until this day, no one knows who are the real backbone of the EndSARS protests; they appear to work well anonymously. And some of these individuals were emerging and calling for a third force. In their usual manner, they do not say that they were campaigning for Peter Obi; they are only asking Nigerians to head to INEC and get their PVCs. These are the individuals behind the clarion call for every adult in Nigeria to grab a PVC and be ready to vote out bad leaders. Some of them have organized concerts where they made it clear that the PVC was the entry ticket. As a result, young people are converging at INEC and getting their PVC. I was in one of the INEC offices here in Ibadan yesterday and the whole place was filled with young people: they have heard the clarion call for true CHANGE. It was at this point I realized that Peter Obi could be elected on the mere fact that he presents himself as a credible alternative to the APC and the PDP. This is how I became OBIdient.

More than anything else, a Peter Obi presidency will settle the question of the alleged marginalization of the Igbos in Nigeria. Whether we agree or not, the activities of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has gotten the attention of everyone in the country. They have spilled enough blood for us all to ask them: what do you want. If by any chance Peter Obi is elected President it is not likely that there cry of marginalization will end; it will however reduce considerably and the Nigerian government, under Obi, can then fast-track a process of meeting the demands of these aggrieved section of the country. The presidency of Nigeria is not the exclusive right of one or two sections of the country; the Igbo man can also rule the country and if they are suggesting Obi as their man, the Nigerian people should consider him.

Another thing that has endeared Obi to me is this perceived stinginess of his. Fr. Mbaka, of the Adoration Ministries, Enugu, had suggested that Nigeria does not need a stingy person in government. What Mbaka regards as being stingy is what sane people in developed countries regard as being thrifty. There is one major problem that many of us in this country have not been able to identify and that is our penchant for waste. Nigerians are not only corrupt, we are also very wasteful and the place where this waste is most prominent is in government circles – it is incredible. Peter Obi’s success in Anambra State was in curbing waste in government. He was so thrift with government resources that while he met the state in debt, he left huge resources in government coffers when he left. Nothing teaches a people frugality than adversity but Nigerians are unable to learn to use scarce resources well because a culture of corruption has made it impossible for us to think these issues through. Everyone is milking the country and are ready to jump ship the moment the country begins to sink. Thankfully, Peter Obi is of another spirit.

I am not under an illusion that it will be an easy ride for Peter Obi to the seat of the presidency of Nigeria. I believe that as things stand, the best that Peter Obi could get will be a few million – perhaps five million votes – which will stand as an advantage for him in 2027. I also believe that fostering a coalition with a popular individual in Northern Nigeria, like former Governor of Kano State, Rabiu Kwakwansor, will give Obi a major boost during the forthcoming elections. The last card that I will be banking on will be some sort of tsunami – some kind of realization falling on many Nigerians and helping us to realize that we cannot continue to do the same thing in the same way and expect a different result. If after 24 years of PDP and APC this country has not been able to make any significant progress, and all the options the two parties can give to us are two individuals who are better off in nursing homes than in the highest office in the land, it is time we take our destinies in our hands and do the right thing.

I believe the right thing is supporting the presidential ambition of Peter Obi. This is how I became OBIdient. Would you also consider the Peter Obi option?

Source: https://textandpublishing.com/how-i-became-obidient-deji-yesufu/
Not OBIdient, but I am here obedient to Bodydiialect57

I would not consider the Peter Obi option, because all that nonsense about saving money when there is nothing in abundance is crass stupidity. Sorting out the Naiyja mess is not just about saving money in banks. Obi will fantastically disappoint and will not be able to deliver in the complex landscape. Search Anambra for any lasted legacy. What has continued? Nada.

OK, compare Obi's Anambra with Lagos. Any sense of continuity in Lagos? You see, of these 3 candidates featured in your piece, the Jagaban of Borgu meaning 'Leader of Warriors', otherwise called, the man from Iragbiji aka bloodsucking bat (i.e. bat is acronym for Bashorun Ahmed Tinubu) has verifiable track record of possessing crafty ideas and progressive policies implemented in Lagos. Same Jagaban stood up to Baba OBJ, showing he has low hanging big swinging pair of chutzpah made out of steel

Obi with his frugality nonsense, will, with that sort of wicked & lazy brain stunt, get into serious trouble because of failing to do what is required in the "Parable of the Talents", in Matthew 25:14–30. He was given talents to benefit others with, not to be burying them, in bank vaults, with next to nothing interest rates.

This is a two horse race, ojaare, lets not deceive ourselves jor, meaning, if push turns to shove, and it comes to, chose between the devil and the deep blue sea, meaning Jagaban and Atiku, I'll settle and of course, go for Jagaban, albeit, I am Sowore for life.

The fact, truth and reality here is, every nation gets the government and leader(s) they deserve. Except 2 Chronicles 7:14, comes into play, Naiyja is no exception to that maxim. I'll keep saying, as we lay our bed, we lie in it.

Personal text: Jesus is not a theologian. He is God who told stories.

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Re: How I Became Obidient By Deji Yesufu by wowcatty: 9:18pm On Jun 19, 2022
Ok
VBCampaign:
not Aisha Yesufu and no relations with her
Re: How I Became Obidient By Deji Yesufu by Bodydiialect57: 10:19pm On Jun 19, 2022
NNTR:
Not OBIdient, but I am here obedient to Bodydiialect57

I would not consider the Peter Obi option, because all that nonsense about saving money when there is nothing in abundance is crass stupidity. Sorting out the Naiyja mess is not just about saving money in banks. Obi will fantastically disappoint and will not be able to deliver in the complex landscape. Search Anambra for any lasted legacy. What has continued? Nada.

OK, compare Obi's Anambra with Lagos. Any sense of continuity in Lagos? You see, of these 3 candidates featured in your piece, the Jagaban of Borgu meaning 'Leader of Warriors', otherwise called, the man from Iragbiji aka bloodsucking bat (i.e. bat is acronym for Bashorun Ahmed Tinubu) has verifiable track record of possessing crafty ideas and progressive policies implemented in Lagos. Same Jagaban stood up to Baba OBJ, showing he has low hanging big swinging pair of chutzpah made out of steel

Obi with his frugality nonsense, will, with that sort of wicked & lazy brain stunt, get into serious trouble because of failing to do what is required in the "Parable of the Talents", in Matthew 25:14–30. He was given talents to benefit others with, not to be burying them, in bank vaults, with next to nothing interest rates.

This is a two horse race, ojaare, lets not deceive ourselves jor, meaning, if push turns to shove, and it comes to, chose between the devil and the deep blue sea, meaning Jagaban and Atiku, I'll settle and of course, go for Jagaban, albeit, I am Sowore for life.

The fact, truth and reality here is, every nation gets the government and leader(s) they deserve. Except 2 Chronicles 7:14, comes into play, Naiyja is no exception to that maxim. I'll keep saying, as we lay our bed, we lie in it.

Personal text: Jesus is not a theologian. He is God who told stories.
grin

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Re: How I Became Obidient By Deji Yesufu by Xbobtage: 7:48am On Jun 20, 2022
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Re: How I Became Obidient By Deji Yesufu by XerXers: 8:42am On Jun 20, 2022
PlayerMeji:
My barrister friend from Enugu told me in clear terms that his opinion is that Obi's presidential candidature is not ripe as he is acting desperate, a clear recipe for disaster.

He schooled me on how he think Obi is only good for a vice president understudy who would then be able to vie for the top spot, rather than what he is doing at the moment.
Atiku was VP, he has contested a million times without smelling the seat. If Obi loses, he will emerge as the opposition leader which will popularize him to win next time

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Re: How I Became Obidient By Deji Yesufu by SarkinYarki: 8:47am On Jun 20, 2022
PlayerMeji:
My barrister friend from Enugu told me in clear terms that his opinion is that Obi's presidential candidature is not ripe as he is acting desperate, a clear recipe for disaster.

He schooled me on how he think Obi is only good for a vice president understudy who would then be able to vie for the top spot, rather than what he is doing at the moment.

You friend is smart and right

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Re: How I Became Obidient By Deji Yesufu by PlayerMeji: 8:47am On Jun 20, 2022
Let Obi go and take care of his state first...

Anambra needs his urgent attention.

Not Nigeria, he should go and build his bridges from the south east to the north, south south and south west..



XerXers:

Atiku was VP, he has contested a million times without smelling the seat. If Obi loses, he will emerge as the opposition leader which will popularize him to win next time
Re: How I Became Obidient By Deji Yesufu by PlayerMeji: 9:01am On Jun 20, 2022
I must be honest with you... As much as I have never been a fan of politics or any politician I have been forced to align with Tinubu because of the tirade of attacks on his person and the whole tribe of Yoruba land by some people.

I would say I have never experienced this argument in the way you have put in using one of the most insightful parables in the Bible.

One has a record of lasting impact with physical evidence while the other could not double the talent given to him as a sign of frugality.

Even our Lord Jesus went for the former person with physical results.


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Not OBIdient, but I am here obedient to Bodydiialect57

I would not consider the Peter Obi option, because all that nonsense about saving money when there is nothing in abundance is crass stupidity. Sorting out the Naiyja mess is not just about saving money in banks. Obi will fantastically disappoint and will not be able to deliver in the complex landscape. Search Anambra for any lasted legacy. What has continued? Nada.

OK, compare Obi's Anambra with Lagos. Any sense of continuity in Lagos? You see, of these 3 candidates featured in your piece, the Jagaban of Borgu meaning 'Leader of Warriors', otherwise called, the man from Iragbiji aka bloodsucking bat (i.e. bat is acronym for Bashorun Ahmed Tinubu) has verifiable track record of possessing crafty ideas and progressive policies implemented in Lagos. Same Jagaban stood up to Baba OBJ, showing he has low hanging big swinging pair of chutzpah made out of steel

Obi with his frugality nonsense, will, with that sort of wicked & lazy brain stunt, get into serious trouble because of failing to do what is required in the "Parable of the Talents", in Matthew 25:14–30. He was given talents to benefit others with, not to be burying them, in bank vaults, with next to nothing interest rates.

This is a two horse race, ojaare, lets not deceive ourselves jor, meaning, if push turns to shove, and it comes to, chose between the devil and the deep blue sea, meaning Jagaban and Atiku, I'll settle and of course, go for Jagaban, albeit, I am Sowore for life.

The fact, truth and reality here is, every nation gets the government and leader(s) they deserve. Except 2 Chronicles 7:14, comes into play, Naiyja is no exception to that maxim. I'll keep saying, as we lay our bed, we lie in it.

Personal text: Jesus is not a theologian. He is God who told stories.

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Re: How I Became Obidient By Deji Yesufu by Oshiogwemoh(m): 1:39pm On Jun 20, 2022
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When they say Peter Obi won't get enough vote i laugh

My friend in gombe yesterday asked me who's Peter Obi that he has been hearing about him everywhere i lectured him and now he's obideint people in Gombe are singing Obi's name lol

We will preach this gospel till the end either with vuawlence or peace Nigerians must bow to the bigger picture

You all here are supporting your favourite but non can volunteer to support or sacrifice his time and effort for him
But obideint family are doing it already when they have not flagged off the campaign
We're printing posters. We're donating House for his campaign but you can't do it for your favourite lol
Lol you guys are underestimating the power of the youths and internet we're going to shock you guys it won't be business as usual

I never voted in my life before, I've not been interested in politics before..but because of the movement and social media i picked interest i got my pvc and I'm now obideint
You all should keep underestimating the power of social media.. obi is penetrating.
People who don't know him before are picking interest because of social media and internet.
2023 is either obi win or obi win
l like this your last phrase that in 2023, it is either Obi wins or obi win.

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