Idris Zekeri Dismantles Oshiomhole's Anti-Obi Rant, Recalls 2012 Flashback When Comrade Hailed Obi as "Best Governor"
In a blistering media appearance on Symfoni, the Spokesman for the Peter Obi Media Reach, Idris Zekeri Jr., issued a fierce defense of the former Anambra State Governor against harsh criticisms leveled by Senator Adams Oshiomhole.
Oshiomhole had recently targeted Obi’s governance track record from 2006 to 2014, alleging that Anambra was severely unsafe under his watch and that Obi failed to properly handle rampant kidnapping or control the Bakassi Boys vigilante group.
Zekeri, who described the situation as deeply heartbreaking, revealed a profound sense of generational betrayal. He recounted how he grew up as a child in Jattu, Etsako West local government—Oshiomhole's immediate community—running after the former Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) boss out of organic love during his 2007 gubernatorial campaign.
However, Zekeri contrasted the Oshiomhole of the early 2000s with the politician he sees today, describing the Senator’s current stance as a "shocking departure" from the beacon of truth that once inspired Nigerian youth.
Delivering an absolute fact-check to the Senator’s claims, Zekeri noted that the Bakassi Boys did not even exist during Peter Obi’s tenure as governor, having been phased out much earlier.
Instead, he reminded viewers that during Obi's administration, the Inspector General of Police explicitly pronounced Anambra as the safest state in Nigeria. Zekeri then turned the lens directly on Oshiomhole’s own backyard, recalling that multiple bank robberies and severe spikes in kidnapping occurred in Auchi and Uromi while Oshiomhole was governor of Edo State—forcing him to sign a life imprisonment law for kidnapping at the time.
Addressing Oshiomhole's jibe that Peter Obi is a mere "importer," Zekeri delivered the interview's viral gut-punch, pointing out that while Obi built actual wealth and institutions as the former chairman of major entities like Fidelity Bank and Standard Chartered Bank, Oshiomhole was purely a unionist who "unionized over other people's businesses" without creating individual wealth.
Concluding with an unyielding 2027 forecast, Zekeri affirmed that despite ongoing attempts by the ruling party to use judicial and administrative bottlenecks against the opposition coalition, Peter Obi will decisively remain on the presidential ballot.
Economic & Institutional Frameworks: Zekeri's Breakdown
The interview details a stark contrast between corporate wealth generation and professional labor unionism, framing the ideological debate surrounding Nigeria's leadership structure.
"Peter Obi built institutions. He was chairman of Fidelity Bank, chairman of Standard Chartered Bank, chairman of Paymaster. These are big employers of labor in Nigeria. Oshiomhole did not create any wealth. What he did was unionize over other people's businesses. And you are playing down someone who built businesses from scratch? There is no way we can take it." — Idris Zekeri Jr.
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