Former Minister of Aviation and prominent All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain, Femi Fani-Kayode, has launched a blistering verbal attack on Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi, declaring that Obi will never become Nigeria’s president.
In a strongly worded statement shared via his official platforms, Fani-Kayode dismissed Obi’s political relevance, questioned his competence, and accused him of misleading supporters through social media propaganda.
According to Fani-Kayode, Peter Obi is not worthy of engagement by serious political actors, insisting that no credible presidential candidate would ever debate or directly respond to him.
“You don’t respond to comments of presidential spokespersons because you are a mannerless dunce with low self-esteem and you have no answers,” he wrote.
He went further to argue that placing Peter Obi in the same political bracket as leading figures such as Bola Ahmed Tinubu (Asiwaju), Atiku Abubakar (Waziri), or Rabiu Kwankwaso would be deeply insulting.
“Asiwaju to Waziri to Kwankwaso I can see, but to add an Obi to that list in a public debate or discussion would be a grave insult,” Fani-Kayode stated.
The former minister also mocked Obi’s public persona, claiming he is better known for marketing consumer goods than offering meaningful policy ideas.
“Who the hell is he and what does he know about anything other than misleading his gullible followers on social media and selling tomato puree, Bournvita and toothpaste?” he asked.
Fani-Kayode further asserted that Obi would struggle in any serious political debate, even against campaign spokespersons of rival parties.
“He would not last five minutes in a debate with ANY of our presidential spokespersons, and even Kwankwaso’s and Atiku’s would give him a hard time.”
Describing Obi as arrogant and deceitful, he labeled the former Anambra State governor a “charlatan” and a “modern-day walking disaster,” claiming his political rise is built on illusion rather than substance.
“The insufferable arrogance and deceit of this shady character and strange-sounding little man called Peter Obi nauseates even the most restrained and tolerant amongst us,” he wrote.
Fani-Kayode predicted that Obi would perform poorly at the polls, insisting he would finish a distant fourth in the presidential election. He also alleged that Obi and his supporters would reject the outcome and accuse authorities of rigging.
“By the time he gets trounced in the presidential election and comes a distant 4th, he will cry rigging alongside his venomous, ignorant and garrulous supporters,” he claimed.
Concluding his statement, the APC stalwart reaffirmed his loyalty to Bola Ahmed Tinubu, vowing to defend the party’s mandate should Tinubu emerge victorious.
“This time we will be ready for them, and we will defend Asiwaju’s mandate with everything we have got.”
The statement has since sparked intense reactions across social media, with supporters and critics of Peter Obi sharply divided over Fani-Kayode’s comments and the broader tone of Nigeria’s political discourse.
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