When the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, visited him in company with a host of highly acknowledged Yoruba leaders, they also left his presence thinking that they had won the elections. His remarks after he signed the condolence register opened by Ohanaeze Ndigbo in Enugu in honour of the eminent First Republic Minister of Aviation, Chief Mbazulike Amaechi, who died on November 1, were however such that it would be difficult for the former president to walk back his decision to throw in his lot with Mr Obi. Nigerians underestimate Chief Obasanjo. Nigeria is at a critical juncture, with fissures manifesting openly and precariously.
There was nothing in Chief Obasanjo's Enugu remarks to show he appreciated the character of the leader he glibly spoke about, seeing especially that he is himself a former leader, a military general in wartime, a military head of state in peacetime, and a twice-elected president also in peacetime. At a book launch, the hyperbolic Chief Adebanjo also spoke glowingly of Mr. Obi as "a person that would cool me down for a better tomorrow," adding, "Your future is in your hands, and your positive action will make Peter Obi the next President." Not once did either of the two endorsers mention Mr. Obi as fulfilling the great test of character a leader must pass before he is recommended for higher responsibilities.
