By James Adamu
Vice President Kashim Shettima has again attacked the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, saying importing cheap South African wines does not make anybody a guru in economics.
Shettima spoke on Wednesday at the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential campaign rally in Akure, Ondo State, where he represented President Bola Tinubu.
“The ability to import cheap South African wines doesn’t make one a guru in economics,” Shettima said.
He said Obi has been going around the country presenting himself as an economics expert, but his record does not show it.
Shettima described Obi’s eight year performance as governor of Anambra State as mediocre.
“Peter Obi, in spite of all his pretensions about the knowledge of the economy, his performance as governor of Anambra State was at best mediocre,” he said.
He challenged Obi to point to his major achievements in 25 years of democratic governance.
Shettima also questioned Obi’s support base in his home state, asking how many former Anambra governors were with him.
“Is Chris Ngige here with him? The answer is no. Is Willie Obiano with him? The answer is no. Is my friend Charles Chukwuma Soludo with him? The answer is no,” he said.
He mocked Obi for calling Lagos his home, saying that alone shows Obi is enjoying the quality of leadership provided by President Tinubu in Lagos.
Shettima also accused Obi of clout chasing over his attempt to welcome Nigeria’s victorious U17 women’s team, the Flamingos, at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja on Monday after they won the 2026 FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup in Morocco, saying Obi went out of protocol.
At the rally, Shettima charged Ondo State to deliver 1.2 million votes for President Tinubu in the January 16, 2027 presidential election, describing Ondo as key to Tinubu’s re election.
He said Nigerians should judge candidates by their records, not by their speeches on television and social media.
NDC Fires Back
Reacting in an X post, the NDC Director of New Media and Strategic Communications, Theo Abu Agada, said the constant attacks on Obi show the APC is threatened by the NDC’s momentum.
He said, “The constant attacks on our presidential candidate at their rallies say everything you need to know about 2027. We are in this election to win, and the ruinous, clueless APC is clearly threatened by the momentum we are gaining.”
“Shettima, whose only business is politics, is talking down on Peter Obi, a man who has built businesses and employed millions of Nigerians.”
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