I Believe This Is Peter Obi’s Best Chance Of Becoming President Of Nigeria – Mazi Nnamdi Dickson-iroegbu

The Editor-in-Chief had a tête-à-tête with prominent movie producer, director-turned-politician, Mazi Nnamdi Dickson-Iroegbu, on burning national issues.

Below are the excerpts:

GGN: You made a name for yourself in Nollywood; can you assess its state now?

Dickson-Iroegbu: Nollywood is my first love and always will be. If I were President of Nigeria, my annual leave would be spent on a movie set, calling the shots. The name Dickson Iroegbu remains among the A-list filmmakers in Nollywood, and I give glory to God that we are still here.

I recently directed an NDDC-sponsored feature film titled Making A Difference. I am a filmmaker for life.

GGN: Why did you decide to join partisan politics?

Dickson-Iroegbu: I joined partisan politics to help birth a new Nigeria. My political journey started with the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in 2010. I worked with the Labour Party in 2023, spent a few days in the ADC recently, before coming home to the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC). For me, the simple reason is to serve my people.

I have always actively participated in national politics, even during my star days in Nollywood as a budding filmmaker. I contested elections in the Directors Guild of Nigeria, winning some and losing some.

My first movie, The Final Point, shot in 1996 on an M9000 Panasonic VHS camera, was a political drama focused on how the military should hand over governance to civilians. I love to serve; that is why I am in politics.

GGN: Why did you defect from the ADC to the NDC?

Dickson-Iroegbu: I followed my leader, Mr. Peter Obi. We said lets move, and we moved.

GGN: Did you win the primaries to represent Aboh Mbaise/Ngor Okpala in the House of Representatives?

Dickson-Iroegbu: There were no primaries in the whole of Imo State, including the Aboh Mbaise/Ngor Okpala Federal Constituency. However, the supremacy of our party is final. We are waiting for the National Working Committee (NWC) of the NDC to upload candidates to the INEC portal.

The race is still on. You know, in politics, 24 hours is a long time.

GGN: Can you critically assess the economic policies of President Bola Tinubu?

Dickson-Iroegbu: Tinubunomics is a total disaster, overloaded by cluelessness. “Subsidy is gone” was a big blunder, and the “oversabi” posture of the President and Commander-in-Chief is completely anti-people.

A new generation of young economic gurus must be empowered with urgency to bridge the acute hunger gap.

GGN: Are we in a civilian dictatorship masquerading as a democracy with the controversial arrests of El-Rufai and Sowore?

Dickson-Iroegbu: The current administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has exhibited reckless impunity. The arrest of opposition leaders reveals that the President fears he will lose the 2027 elections because, by his own scorecard, his government is a failure.

The immediate release of all political prisoners, including Omoyele Sowore, Malam Nasir El-Rufai, and Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, is a constitutional duty owed to the citizens by this government. Otherwise, the President should resign.

GGN: What are the chances of your political mentor, Peter Obi, winning next year’s presidential election?

Dickson-Iroegbu: I believe this is Peter Obi’s best chance of becoming President of Nigeria. I believe the people will rise against the oppressors with their PVCs.

The combination of Peter Obi and Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso is the strongest winning ticket since 1999.

GGN: What is your opinion on the deregistration of the NDC before an Appeal Court overturned it?

Dickson-Iroegbu: The NDC was registered by a court order. The party is focused on building its structures nationwide and is one of the fastest-growing political parties in the country.

We know the enemy comes to steal and destroy, but God shall raise a standard against their plans. The Tinubu government is terrified by the organic growth of the Obi/Kwankwaso 2027 movement.

We also have a government so ruthless that it is willing to compromise institutions to satisfy itself.

GGN: Wike recently gifted some judges in the FCT houses; what is your take on it?

Dickson-Iroegbu: It is a clear reflection of gross disorder and corruption within the NJC and our constitutional jurisprudence. Is it any wonder that justice in Nigeria now appears to be for the highest bidder?

The FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, carries himself as the emperor of the Nigerian judiciary, enabled by the President. The grave silence of the NJC and NBA is very loud, even to the deaf.

The 2027 election affords the Nigerian people a great opportunity to retire these rascally political gangs.

GGN: Thank you very much for your time.

Dickson-Iroegbu: The pleasure is mine. Thank you so much.