A fresh social media challenge over Peter Obi’s university years has put ₦5 million on the table, with X user Bayo Bilisi daring supporters of the former Anambra governor to produce a classmate who graduated alongside him from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka….
A fresh social media challenge over Peter Obi’s university years has put ₦5 million on the table, with X user Bayo Bilisi daring supporters of the former Anambra governor to produce a classmate who graduated alongside him from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka.
Bilisi said he was prepared to stake the money on the claim and gave his challengers one week to provide the name of a coursemate who attended UNN with Obi and graduated in the same period.
Here are five things to know about the controversy:
1. Bilisi puts ₦5 million on the line
In an X post, Bilisi said he was ready to challenge any “Obidient” to a ₦5 million bet over Peter Obi’s university classmates.
He asked anyone who could meet his challenge to come forward with evidence.
2. He wants a coursemate who graduated with Obi
Bilisi’s challenge is specific.
He wants his challengers to provide one coursemate of Peter Obi at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, who also graduated alongside him.
He said the offer would remain open for one week.
3. Peter Obi attended UNN from 1980 to 1984
Available biographical records show that Obi was admitted to the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, in 1980 and graduated in 1984 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Philosophy.
Obi is also publicly recognised as an alumnus of the university and has returned to the institution for engagements with students.
4. Bilisi proposes an escrow arrangement
To make the proposed wager independently verifiable, Bilisi suggested that X personality Wizarab10 could serve as escrow.
He added the phrase, “No be Cho Cho Cho,” suggesting that he wants the challenge treated as a serious commitment rather than empty social media talk.
5. The challenge does not, by itself, establish the claim
Bilisi’s post is a challenge, not evidence that Peter Obi had no classmates or that no fellow student graduated with him.
Indeed, establishing such a claim would require reliable documentary or first-hand evidence from UNN records, contemporaries or other credible sources.
For now, the ₦5 million offer has turned the question into another social media contest, with Bilisi calling on Obi’s supporters to produce the evidence he says he wants.
