Former Edo State governor and senator, Adams Oshiomhole, has launched a fresh attack on NDC’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi, describing him as a politician who has abandoned his former principles and lacks the vision needed to lead Nigeria.
Speaking during an interview on TVC News, Oshiomhole said, “The Peter Obi that was governor of Anambra State is not the Peter Obi of today,” arguing that Obi had once vowed never to leave APGA out of respect for the late Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu but later became “a political wanderer.”
The senator also criticised Obi’s business background, claiming it influences his approach to governance.
According to him, “Obi’s business is to export jobs and import unemployment into the country. That is what he lives for. He’s a trader.” He further alleged that Obi’s business interests revolve around importing goods rather than investing in local production.
Oshiomhole contrasted Obi with President Bola Tinubu, whom he described as a leader willing to make difficult decisions for Nigeria’s long-term benefit.
He likened the state of the country when Tinubu assumed office to “a man with a grade three or almost grade four cancer,” adding that painful reforms had already begun to yield results.
The lawmaker also accused Obi of making unpatriotic remarks during the xenophobic attacks in South Africa, alleging that Obi had claimed Nigerians living there “would prefer to die there than to return to Nigeria.”
Questioning Obi’s presidential ambition, Oshiomhole said the former Anambra governor failed to transform the state despite serving for eight years.
“Do you really believe that anybody whose business is for real, who couldn’t fix a state in four years, he worked hard in eight years he didn’t fix it, is telling you and me at our age that he just needs four years? That is the height of desperation!” he said.
He concluded by saying Obi would be “the easiest person to engage in a real debate.”
