Moses Paul: Why Peter Obi’s banking sector associates avoid him in public

Moses Paul, an aide to Peter Obi, Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, has alleged that associates of the former Anambra state governor in the banking sector are distancing themselves from him in public.

Speaking during an interview with Rudolf Okonkwo on 90MinutesAfrica, Paul claimed that prominent bankers and business leaders are avoiding being seen with Obi out of fear of retribution from President Bola Tinubu’s administration.

“There was an occasion when I travelled to Rwanda with Mr. Peter Obi. Alhaji Aliko Dangote was in Kigali to hold a conference alongside lots of top Nigerian businessmen and bankers,” he said.

“You will not believe that people who were friends with Peter Obi in the banking sector were dodging and avoiding being seen with him because of fear of retribution from the Tinubu government against them or their businesses.

“It’s shocking that in the 21st century, people are afraid to be seen with an opposition leader because of fear of what the government of the day will do. This shouldn’t be coming from a country like Nigeria that is the only future of the black man on the face of the earth.”

Paul also addressed remarks by Felix Morka, spokesperson for the All Progressives Congress (APC), who recently described Obi as a “prophet of doom” and accused him of overstepping boundaries in his criticisms of Tinubu’s administration.

“Since the achievements of Peter Obi as a governor are easily verifiable. Mr. Mouka’s remarks that Peter Obi doesn’t have a record of performance as governor is completely false,” he said.

“During Peter Obi’s tenure as governor of Anambra state, the data shows that he took education from the 27th to the 1st position in the country. That was as a result of his unprecedented investment.”