Edo North Senator, Adams Oshiomhole, has downplayed the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, Peter Obi, saying he cannot be the president of Nigeria.

Speaking during an interview on TVC on Monday, Oshiomhole described Peter Obi as a trader, who has short-term calculation.

“Peter Obi is a trader. Traders have short-term calculations, they are not into long-term projections. They are not wired to think about what the situation will be in the long run. Their turnover is within 3 months, maximum of 6 months.

“The Peter Obi that was Governor of Anambra State is not the same today, because he was the one who said, as a matter of respect to the memory of Odumegwu Ojukwu, he would never abandon APGA.

“But before daybreak, once his tenure ended, Obi became a political wanderer, and he immediately found an alliance with perhaps the kind of people Ojukwu would never have related with. He did this when he became running mate to Atiku Abubakar.

“You look at his lifestyle to be able to project what he would do if he were to become president which he would not be, God willing.

“It is a manufacturer, an investor, an entrepreneur that understands how you can start a project, sweating for two to three years to build a factory, and then import machinery to install before you start producing.

“Nigeria was virtually grounded. Peter Obi is not aware because he’s busy trading. I have said to people that Peter Obi’s business is to export job and import unemployment to the country. That is what he lives for. He’s a trader. He owns a shopping mall,” Oshiomhole said.

The lawmaker representing Edo North Senatorial District, Adams Oshiomhole, has claimed that the naira note redesign under former Central Bank Governor, CBN, Godwin Emefiele, made Peter Obi to defeat President Bola Tinubu in Lagos in the 2023 general elections.

Oshiomhole made this claim on Monday when he appeared as a guest in an interview on TVC.

According to him, it was the anger of Emefiele’s ‘crazy’ attempt to choke and suffocate the system when he was not able to contest for president that produced Peter Obi.

“I have said this but many people may not agree. Obi was produced by an unusual situation. When a ruling party decided to destroy itself as to make anybody running election on its platform unelectable. It is that confusion that brought those votes to Peter Obi.

“I can speak to it. Former President Muhammadu Buhari suddenly changed the colour of the currency and virtually confiscated people’s money.

“People had money in the bank, but they can’t access it, they go to ATM machine, they queue all night to get 10,000, and after a week, even the ATM were dried of cash.

“People started going to the Point-on-Sale, POS. And I remember one statement somebody made, which captured the situation, that why will you queue all night to withdraw 5000? Then you go and queue for two nights to get 10 liters of PMS and then those people expect that on election day, you will queue to vote for them?

“It is this anger that, in my view, deliberately created by the president before Tinubu that made people vote against the APC in Lagos, making Peter Obi to defeat President Tinubu,” Oshiomhole said.

Abia State Governor, Alex Otti has filed a five billion naira defamation suit against the Publicity Secretary of the All Progressive Congress, APC, in Abia State, Mr. Uche Aguoru over alleged defamation.

The matter was filed before the High Court of Abia State, Umuahia Judicial Division, in suit No.HU/ 126/ 2026 with Governor Otti Otti as the claimant, while Uche Aguoru is the defendant.

The suit arose from publications allegedly made by the defendant against the Governor on social media.

Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Kenneth Ahia, is representing Governor Otti in the case.

According to the suit, Aguoru allegedly accused the Abia State Governor of corruption, diversion of public funds, abuse of office, political inducement, interference in the affairs of another political party, and judicial intimidation.

Governor Otti maintained that the allegations are false, malicious, and defamatory and is asking the Court to declare the publications defamatory, compel the defendant to retract the allegations and publish an unreserved apology.

He is praying the Court to restrain Aguoru from making further similar publications, and award 5 billion naira in damages, alongside the cost of the action.

When contacted, Aguoru confirmed that he was sued by Governor Otti.

Aguoru, who said that his lawyers have responded to the notice, said the case was an attempt by the Governor to shut every opposing voice ahead of the upcoming elections.