The summary of that Peter Obi interview is, “just make me president abeg, stop stressing me.”
He had no clarity on any of the issues. He went as far as saying anyone who doesn’t like him doesn’t mean well for Nigeria. That’s the sort of delusion his followers thrive on.
I met some diplomats last year. Their issue with the opposition candidates, they said, is that whenever you ask what they’ll do differently, the answer is always, “that’s not the issue. Let me get there first.”
Peter Obi exemplifies that disconnect.
To become president, you must start by being in touch with reality. He is out of touch.
And no matter how many times he calls his interviewers by name or holds their hands in that psychological plea for mercy, as long as he keeps opening his mouth, he will keep showing why no sane Nigerian will ever consider him for president.
The presidency is not an experiment. And that’s a beautiful thing, because he would have made for a disastrous one.