Presidency: If Peter Obi Were Not Nigerian Igbo
Presidency: If Peter Obi Were Not Nigerian Igbo “Having undergone a course of suffering, the [Igbo] must therefore enter into its heritage by asserting its birthright, without apologies.” – Nnamdi Azikiwe, June 25, 1949. If Peter Gregory Obi were not an Igbo man and achieved a masterclass showing in the last polls, he would have been declared the President-elect. Could it be that his origins more than any other variable became the determining element in the unfolding gang-up against him? Why is his ethnic origin, more than other germane issues, the deciding factor? Didn't he say, repeatedly too, that no…