Peter Obi: A Least But Dangerous Common Factor in the 2023 General Election Equation.

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By Ogiri John Ogiri.

Obi is a phenomenon. Ignore him at your peril. "Obism" is an ideology of a pristine political era whose time has come.
He is seen by the youths as a fire-brand, revolutionary alternative among other contenders. He personifies the visions and hope of the Nigerian youths for a different but better Nigeria than we have now.
For me, Obi is the Nigerian version of Barack Obama, who, with a gourd of revolutionary dreams from his fathers tied to his chest, dared to hope in a country where a high level of fixations and outlandish obsessions with the status quo ante dominated popular political thinkings and postulations. Nigeria is a country where the kind of Obi's audacity to hope for revolutionary change through the presidency is easily wished away and perceived as a rebellion against the Nigeria's kind of conservative politics which invariably favours the perpetuation of the status quo ante.

Obi is a phenomenal wind of a representative change. His sweeping effects cannot be ignored. He may be insignificant but he represents the visions of the majority- the youths. Obi is a product of the 'Soro Soke' generation.

He may be a lowest common factor but he can change the entire equation.
2023 is going to be a different year with interesting political outcomes.
Do not underestimate Obi. Labour Party is only the platform through which the dreams, wishes and aspirations of many Nigerian youth will be expressed and achieved. Nigerian youths see Obi, not the platform.

A note of advise to all supporters of Obi, however, is that they should keep the campaigns issue-based. Allow others to hold contrary views.
I personally do not want religion, ethnicity and region to win, I want Nigeria to win.
Let us try something different from the old.
One more thing; go and get your PVC.
Vote and Stay!
God bless Nigeria.

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