24/04/2026
Dele Farotimi wrote: "As a Yoruba man. I really envy Peter Obi. And would be waiting patiently for the day when we will have a Governor of South-west extraction that would replicate what he did in Anambra state.
I can't wait to have a Governor of a Southwestern state who, like PETER OBI, will rule a state for 8 years.
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1. He didn't borrow a Kobo.
2. He didn't use a bulletproof car.
3. He never lived outside the state till end.
4. He met a debt of N36billion.
5. He met Onitsha as a terror zone.
6. He met his state at 27 in WAEC and NECO.
7. He met a kitchen called Govt House.
8. He met no Primary Healthcare.
9. He met no General Hospital in 14-LGs.
10. He met poor Pri. and Sec. school structures.
Before leaving;
1. Anambra wasn't owing any contractor or worker.
2. He cleared the inherited โฆ36billion debt.
3. He brought in SMEs to the traders of the state.
4. He built today's Govt House.
5. He built 18-Gen Hospitals and a state Specialist.
6. He built 178 Primary Health centres.
7. He fought and won the state against hoodlums.
8. He pushed the state 1st in 3 years consecutively in WAEC and NECO.
9. He built a brewery that employed over 3000 direct and indirect job seekers.
10. He even had to save โฆ36billion and $150million for his successors to use and run administrations.
11. He drove 406 and Innoson throughout.
12. He didn't acquire any property anywhere while in office.
13. He never awarded any contract to family members.
14. His wife hadn't an office, and was allowed to mess with the state. She had her enterprises in the UK.
15. Obasanjo had to come to Onitsha and spent 1 week because of the peaceful environment.
16. He invited the anti-graft to come and audit his administration before handing over.
17. He refused to accept a piece of land, a gratuity, and a pension.
18. He never went close to the State Government House after handing over.
19. He never struggles to frustrate his successors' policies.
20. Till today, he has kept gifting multi-millions to Schools, Healthcare development, and entrepreneurship development.
21. He even works as Chairman of the SEC at the national stage without pay
If your definition of leadership is right, you won't be against Peter Obi.
Only a selfish mind would see all these and still question it. Peter Obi, a man who defiles Nigeria's version of leadership.
- Dele Farotimi
