Peter Obi Is Overrated – Tinubu’s Aide 

Posted by African Examiner Featured, Latest Headlines, News Across Nigeria Friday, September 19th, 2025

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Daniel Bwala, Special Adviser to the President connected Policy Communication, has slammed Peter Obi, the 2023 Labour Party statesmanlike candidate, adding that the erstwhile Labour politician is not a genuine ‘labour’ leader.

Speaking connected The Clarity Zone Podcast connected Wednesday, Bwala disclosed that Peter Obi’s estimation arsenic a philanthropist was exaggerated.

“Peter Obi is simply a billionaire, multi-billionaire. There is nary grounds that Peter has floated a foundation, oregon a school, thing that has to bash with nationalist involvement and funded truthful they tin conscionable the needs of the masses. Not a azygous one,” helium said.

Bwala besides refuted claims that Obi had made immense donations.

“He has ne'er fixed beyond N50m, and adjacent that one, I tin archer you the circumstances down it. He ne'er gave N100m to anybody,” helium claimed.

He further derided the boreholes reportedly donated by Obi successful the bluish portion of the state describing it arsenic “caveman days borehole — wherever idiosyncratic volition ascent and beryllium bouncing similar this earlier h2o volition travel out.”

Aside the philanthropy, Bwala questioned Obi’s alignment with the Labour Party, adding that Obi has nary past of lasting with workers.

He said: “Peter Obi is simply a capitalist by nature. He believes successful escaped marketplace economy. He’s a businessman. There is thing resembling socialism astir Peter Obi. But Peter Obi ran connected the level of Labour Party that is principally a socialist party. Tell maine whether you person ever seen Peter Obi successful immoderate workers’ strike, protestation oregon pupil unionism. Even during EndSARS, was helium there?”

He compared Obi’s 2023 run to Donald Trump’s populist strategy, adding that Obi lone took vantage of the choler of the youth  “In the past election, Obi conscionable saw that the younker were not blessed and helium rode connected that anger. They adjacent said, ‘we nary dey springiness shishi,’ due to the fact that erstwhile you thrust connected their anger, they sponsor themselves to combat your cause,” Bwala added.

He besides accused Obi of making usage of churches during the run and abandoning them thereafter.

“He went to each the churches, met each the Pentecostal bishops. He was everyplace — Holy Ghost night, Holy Ghost morning, prophetic prayers. But aft the election, I didn’t spot him again. Like my church, we had Shiloh. I told 1 of my pastors that Peter Obi nary dey spell Shiloh again,” helium said.

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