In 2003, Peter Obi contested for governor and secured only about 34% of the votes. Roughly two-thirds of voters chose someone else.
In 2010, during his re-election bid, he won with about 35% of the votes. Again, the majority of voters did not vote for him.
Then came 2023. he suddenly received overwhelming support across much of the South-East, with some states delivering close to 90% of their votes to him.🤣🤣🤣
When a candidate who previously struggled to command majority support in his own state suddenly becomes the near-unanimous choice of an entire region, it is fair to examine what changed.
The “it’s our turn” rhetoric, the regional mobilization, and the voting patterns were too obviously point to tribalism at work. Even the blind could see the ethnic undertones that shaped much of the 2023 campaign. Own it, we won’t beat you.
So you think we are voting obi cause his Igbo?