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Akinwande Soji-Ojo
The immediate past chairman of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) governing board, Lauretta Onochie, has told the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, that he will “never be declared” the president of Nigeria.
Onochie stated this while reacting to Obi’s press conference, where he claimed that President Bola Tinubu’s certificate controversy has brought shame to Nigeria.
Obi had during a press conference in Abuja on Wednesday asked Tinubu to reveal his true identity to Nigerians.
However, in a series of tweets posted via her X (formerly Twitter) account, the former NDDC board chairman wrote: Go home, Peter. You will never be declared president of our great nation. Apart from the simple fact that you came a distant third, you don’t deserve to lead our nation. Your temperament and disposition are not the attributes needed to lead a diverse nation such as Nigeria.”
She lamented that under Obi’s watch, the South East became a “war zone,” and the economy and property of residents were destroyed.
“You failed Anambra. You can’t even lead the South East! Under your nose, the South East became a war zone. A once vibrant economy built on hard work was destroyed. Lives and properties are ruined. Shelve your desperation. Your ambition is beyond what you deserve. It will never come to pass,” Onochie said.
Onochie also criticised the Labour Party candidate’s media address on the identity of Tinubu, labelling the move as the “most idiotic request.”
She also berated Obi for questioning Tinubu’s identity, who, having served as a two-term governor of Lagos State, was cleared of security checks.
“Dear Peter Obi, You have shamelessly just gone on national TV to call on the President of Nigeria, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, to reveal his identity to Nigerians and the world.
“This is the most idiotic request, Nigerians have had the misfortune of hearing from one, whose advisers are people with mental health issues.
“How can you allow yourself to be used to question the identity of a man, who has been in the limelight since his youth?” she queried.
“How can you come low to the level of your gullible followers to begin this late in the day, to question the identity of a man who was checked by our security operatives and cleared twice to govern the most successful and cosmopolitan state in Nigeria, Lagos?
“If you can come on national TV to question the identity of a man who was cleared by all our security operatives to become a Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, that’s enough justification and validation for your resounding rejection at the polls in 2023.
“Finally, you want to know our president’s true identity. Well, his real name is, Nemesis Jupiter. His father Karma, is the King of Jupiter who married Nemesis’ mother from Mars. When Mr. President was 25 years old, his family came from Jupiter to swim at the bar beach in Lagos. They left him at the bar beach to fend for himself. So at 25, he did not go to primary, secondary or any tertiary institution. I hope you’re happy now.
“Just go home, Peter. Put your feet up and enjoy your retirement and grandchildren as I’m doing,” Onochie wrote.