Know the betrayers of the Nigerian masses by their names, and remember them when it is time to vote.

A lot of Nigerians made sacrifices in 2023.

People stood for hours under the sun.

People defended their votes.

People spent their own money.

People carried hope in their hearts.

People believed that maybe, just maybe, Nigeria could begin to move in a better direction.

Many of the people whose names I am about to mention got into the National Assembly on the goodwill of Peter Obi and the Obidient movement.

They rode on the hunger of ordinary Nigerians for better leadership.

They rode on the dreams of young people, struggling families, students, traders, workers, and citizens who wanted something different.

But what did they do with that trust?

Did they protect the interests of the masses who voted them in?

Did they become fierce voices against hunger, insecurity, school fees, unemployment, and the daily economic pain crushing Nigerians?

Did they push bold policies that made life easier for ordinary Nigerians?

Many Nigerians cannot honestly say they did.

Instead, many of them defected.

Here are their names:

* Tochukwu Okere (Imo) — defected to APC
* Neda Imasuen (Edo State) defected to APC
* Donatus Mathew (Kaduna) — defected to APC
* Cyriacus Umehia (Enugu) – defected to APC
* Ezenwa Francis Onyewuchi (Imo) – defected to APC
* Chidi Obetta (Enugu) – defected to APC
* Kama Nkemkanma (Ebonyi) defected to APC
* Kelvin Chukwu (Enugu) – defected to APC
* Bassey Akiba (Cross River) — defected to APC
* Dennis Nnamdi Agbo (Enugu) – defected to APC
* Iyawe Esosa (Edo) — defected to APC
* Fom Gwottson Dalyop (Plateau) — defected to APC
* Joshua Chinedu Obika (FCT) — defected to APC
* Manuchim Umezuruike (Rivers) — defected to APC
* Paul Nnamchi (Enugu) — defected to APC
* Chimaobi Atu (Enugu) — defected to APC
* Lawrence Ngozi Okolie (Delta) — defected to APC

And now that some of them were not given consensus tickets, some are already trying to reposition again. They want to ride once more on the goodwill of Peter Obi and Nigerians. They want to use the same people they disappointed to climb back into power.

That is exactly why Nigerians must not forget.

In Nigeria, politicians survive because the people forget too quickly.

They count on short memories.

They count on people getting emotional.

They count on citizens moving on.

That is why political memory is power.

Millions of Nigerians did not just vote for logos and slogans. They voted because they wanted courage. They voted because they wanted representation. They voted because they wanted people who would carry the pain of the masses into the chambers of power.

That is what makes betrayal painful.

Not because politicians changed parties.

But because citizens invested trust.

And when that trust is broken, people must remember.

These people are not there for Nigerians.

They are there for themselves.

When next they come smiling, asking for support, asking for votes, asking to be trusted again, remember.

Remember the hunger.

Remember the suffering.

Remember the hope people invested in them.

And remember that they did not protect the people who sent them there.

Know the betrayers of the Nigerian masses by their names, and avoid them when voting.

And do well to share this post for wider reach.

Nigeria would be OK very soon.

Written by Onyedum Geoffrey. (Obinwannem News correspondent, Imo State)
Date: May 10, 2026
Ubochi Afo Ani.
Published by Mazi Ugwu Okechukwu (Director, Obinwannem Media)