Peter Obi’s speech at an NDC political event in Abuja took an unexpected turn in October 2026 when the opposition figure accidentally claimed President Bola Tinubu had been out of the country for “260-something years” before quickly correcting himself to “days.”
The slip of the tongue occurred as Obi criticised Tinubu’s frequent foreign travel, arguing the president had been abroad for more than 260 days in the past three years yet had not visited all local states to account for his administration’s performance. He immediately corrected the unit of time, but the moment had already landed.
What truly set social media alight was the reaction of Rabiu Kwankwaso, Obi’s political partner, who stood beside him on stage. Video footage captured Kwankwaso casting a sharp, bewildered side-eye at Obi as the words left his mouth.
Users quickly turned the expression into a viral meme, joking about what was running through the running mate’s mind during the brief gaffe.
The moment was a humorous reaction to a standard public speaking slip rather than a serious piece of misinformation.
