Ugo Egbujo writes That resume is full of fluff. A good dog is a dog. There is no need to name it Tiger.

Peter Obi

Peter Obi read philosophy . He was an average student. He established an "importer & exporter" business- NEXT Ltd. And made money importing foods and beverages. His shops were in the market.

We need to have the correct picture.

With a pocket full of money he flew into Anambra politics. He ran on the back of Ojukwu. And won Anambra governorship. He performed better than many other governors. He is eminently qualified to be president. That is the kernel .

Every other thing is fluff

"He is not an intellectual. I have never read anything written by him. He is not a financial expert. He is not a banker. He is not an economist". 

But he is a successful businessman and was a good governor. There was simply no need to concoct a superfluous resume. He is good enough.

But why the fluff?

"He can't claim to have graduated from Cambridge and Oxford and Harvard . And there was no need to include 3 day certificate courses taken in those universities in a serious CV". 

Obi is good. He doesnt need to be dressed in borrowed robes and false lashes. It's unlikely he authored that resume. But since Gbenga Daniel peddled it, we must presume Obi approved it.

It was filled with chaff.

"All you need to be on the boards of all the banks in Nigeria is money. All those non executive director positions mean nothing. A rich imbecile can be the chairman of a bank. He won't learn anything thereafter 10 years". 

Obi is not lightweight. But that resume portrays a man who lacks sophistication. Or who wants to beguile an impressionable public.

"We know he is humble. But humble people don't pad resumes. Obi shouldn't be seen competing with Dino Melaye who claims eight degrees from all the prestigious universities in the world".

I would have let it pass. Because Obi is a good man. "But I have seen many people read that CV and leave their mouths agape. I had to help them make sense of the new wonder boy's resume" .