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.”<br />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.<br /><br />The Refinery is located at Ibeju, Lekki, Lagos, and was commissioned by President Muhammadu Buhari, in the presence of five other African Presidents.<br /><br />It was witnessed by a mammoth crowd of dignitaries within and outside Nigeria, including members of the Diplomatic Community.<br /><br />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.”<br /><br /><br /><br />
