Nigeria, May 7 -- The former Labour Party presidential flag-bearer, Peter Obi, thinks he is Nigeria's most misunderstood politician. Why is it hard for us to see that his serial party flipping is not a sign of desperation but a tactic of survival for our own good?

Why, even though he has flipped political parties five times in three election cycles, should he be compared to Vice President Atiku Abubakar in political vagrancy? Who is chasing Obi and his new soulmate, former Governor Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso? There are three possible answers.

Tinubu's Hand

The first suspect is President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. He has been accused, rightly or wrongly, of having a hand in Obi's travails. Apart from Obi's first defection from the All Progressives Gr...