Peter Obi, a man who carries his own suitcases, could be Nigeria’s next president
An interview with an outsider who says he will actually do something about corruption
“This is a case of Goliath and David,” says Peter Obi, a long-shot candidate who has unexpectedly taken the lead in the race to become president of Africa’s most populous country. “The big people are there, but allow this small person to do it. And I know I can do it.”
This article appeared in the Middle East & Africa section of the print edition under the headline “A new hope”
Middle East & Africa October 15th 2022
- Peter Obi, a man who carries his own suitcases, could be Nigeria’s next president
- African governments hope digital taxes will fill a budget hole
- Despite lethal repression, Iran’s protests continue
- Hamas ponders whether to cosy up to Syria’s brutal despot
- Middle Eastern countries are sitting on an ocean of natural gas
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