The revered Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, on Monday, 22nd May, called Peter Obi, the Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party, “the tsunami.”
The Ooni hailed Obi with this name at the historic commissioning of the 650,000 -barrel a day Petroleum Refinery, promoted and owned by Nigeria’s Aliko Dangote, Africa’s richest man.
The Refinery is located at Ibeju, Lekki, Lagos, and was commissioned by President Muhammadu Buhari, in the presence of five other African Presidents.
It was witnessed by a mammoth crowd of dignitaries within and outside Nigeria, including members of the Diplomatic Community.
Both the Ooni and Obi were present. On sighting Obi, who was in company with former Cross River State Governor, Donald Duke, the Ooni hailed him: “The tsunami. You are the tsunami. You are the tsunami.”