{"id":23299,"date":"2025-07-11T11:05:47","date_gmt":"2025-07-11T11:05:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/gist\/?p=23299"},"modified":"2025-07-11T11:08:16","modified_gmt":"2025-07-11T11:08:16","slug":"not-politics-real-reason-peter-obi-others-served-food-at-imo-event-ebonyi-politician-maria-udeh-explains","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/gist\/2025\/07\/11\/not-politics-real-reason-peter-obi-others-served-food-at-imo-event-ebonyi-politician-maria-udeh-explains\/","title":{"rendered":"Not politics: Real reason Peter Obi, others served food at Imo Event \u2014 Ebonyi Politician Maria Ude explains"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Amid growing debates over Peter Obi\u2019s recent act of serving food at a public event, former Ebonyi Lawmaker, Maria Ude, has stepped in to clarify what truly transpired, debunked political motivations and shed light on the deeper significance behind the gesture.<\/p>\n<p>The viral moment showing the 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/gist\/2025\/07\/10\/viral-moment-peter-obi-seen-serving-food-at-crowd-filled-gathering-in-imo-state\/\">serving food to attendees sparked both admiration and skepticism online.<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>While some labeled it a publicity stunt ahead of the 2027 elections, Udeh insisted the action was rooted in compassion and spiritual symbolism \u2014 not political theater.<\/p>\n<p>According to her, Obi attended the birthday celebration of Rev. Fr. Maurice Emelu, PhD, held in Umuchima Town, Imo State. But the event was not an ordinary birthday party. In a gesture of spiritual significance, the occasion was transformed by Fr. Emelu into what he called a Jubilee of Hope \u2014 a compassionate mission where the rich and powerful were invited to reverse roles and serve the poor.<\/p>\n<p>Maria Ude explained that Obi, moved by the spirit of the moment and consistent with his long-standing humility, joined other dignitaries \u2014 including a serving Senator \u2014 to dish food to the less privileged. She emphasized that Obi\u2019s act was not staged for cameras but reflected his values.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cThe event was never about politics. It was about people, about humanity, about sharing dignity and justice<\/strong>,\u201d Udeh said.<\/p>\n<p>She further pointed out that Obi would have faced criticism regardless of his action. <strong>\u201cIf he chose not to serve food, those seated would\u2019ve quickly accused him of arrogance and pride<\/strong>,\u201d she added. <strong>\u201cBut he didn\u2019t see them as just guests \u2014 he saw them as representatives of ordinary Nigerians<\/strong>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Jubilee of Hope, inspired by Catholic teaching, calls on the privileged to step down momentarily in service to others. Ude concluded that the entire gesture was a statement of equity and shared humanity \u2014 a model of the kind of leadership that is based not on performance, but authentic service.<\/p>\n<p>The Imo event may have gone viral for the image of a politician holding a food tray, but those who were there say it was a moment that transcended politics \u2014 a quiet sermon in service.<\/p>\n<p><strong>SEE HER POST BELOW\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-23300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/gist\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/07\/1752231358467.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"709\" height=\"1331\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/gist\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/07\/1752231358467.jpg 709w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/gist\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/07\/1752231358467-160x300.jpg 160w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/gist\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/07\/1752231358467-545x1024.jpg 545w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 100vw, 709px\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-23301\" src=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/gist\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/07\/1752231367632.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"717\" height=\"1310\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/gist\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/07\/1752231367632.jpg 717w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/gist\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/07\/1752231367632-164x300.jpg 164w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/gist\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/07\/1752231367632-560x1024.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 717px) 100vw, 717px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Amid growing debates over Peter Obi\u2019s recent act of serving food at a public event, former Ebonyi Lawmaker, Maria Ude, has stepped in to clarify what truly transpired, debunked political motivations and shed light on the deeper significance behind the gesture. The viral moment showing the 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate serving food to attendees [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":28,"featured_media":23302,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":{"format":"standard","override":[{"template":"2","single_blog_custom":"13142","parallax":"1","fullscreen":"1","layout":"right-sidebar","sidebar":"default-sidebar","second_sidebar":"default-sidebar","sticky_sidebar":"1","share_position":"top","share_float_style":"share-monocrhome","show_share_counter":"1","show_featured":"1","show_post_meta":"1","show_post_author":"1","show_post_author_image":"1","show_post_date":"1","post_date_format":"default","post_date_format_custom":"Y\/m\/d","show_post_category":"1","show_post_reading_time":"1","post_reading_time_wpm":"300","post_calculate_word_method":"str_word_count","show_zoom_button":"1","zoom_button_out_step":"2","zoom_button_in_step":"3","number_popup_post":"1","show_author_box":"0","show_post_related":"0","show_inline_post_related":"1"}],"image_override":[{"single_post_thumbnail_size":"crop-500","single_post_gallery_size":"crop-500"}],"trending_post_position":"meta","trending_post_label":"Trending","sponsored_post_label":"Sponsored by","disable_ad":"0","subtitle":""},"jnews_primary_category":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,1,3651],"tags":[1459,7015,3531,7013],"class_list":["post-23299","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrity-gossip","category-general","category-viral","tag-imo-state","tag-maria-ude","tag-peter-obi","tag-rev-fr-maurice-emelu"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v28.4 (Yoast SEO v28.4) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Not politics: Real reason Peter Obi, others served food at Imo Event \u2014 Ebonyi Politician Maria Ude explains<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/gist\/2025\/07\/11\/not-politics-real-reason-peter-obi-others-served-food-at-imo-event-ebonyi-politician-maria-udeh-explains\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Not politics: Real reason Peter Obi, others served food at Imo Event \u2014 Ebonyi Politician Maria Ude explains\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Amid growing debates over Peter Obi\u2019s recent act of serving food at a public event, former Ebonyi Lawmaker, Maria Ude, has stepped in to clarify what\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/gist\/2025\/07\/11\/not-politics-real-reason-peter-obi-others-served-food-at-imo-event-ebonyi-politician-maria-udeh-explains\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"GIST \u2014 WITHIN NIGERIA\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/facebook.com\/withinnigeria\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-07-11T11:05:47+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-07-11T11:08:16+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/gist\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/07\/1752231312674.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"687\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"363\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Samuel David\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@withinnigeria\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@withinnigeria\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Samuel David\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"NewsArticle\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.withinnigeria.com\\\/gist\\\/2025\\\/07\\\/11\\\/not-politics-real-reason-peter-obi-others-served-food-at-imo-event-ebonyi-politician-maria-udeh-explains\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.withinnigeria.com\\\/gist\\\/2025\\\/07\\\/11\\\/not-politics-real-reason-peter-obi-others-served-food-at-imo-event-ebonyi-politician-maria-udeh-explains\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Samuel David\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.withinnigeria.com\\\/gist\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/dcc2736b0e0912d84f295b73e8cb83d6\"},\"headline\":\"Not politics: Real reason Peter Obi, others served food at Imo Event \u2014 Ebonyi Politician Maria Ude explains\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-07-11T11:05:47+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-07-11T11:08:16+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.withinnigeria.com\\\/gist\\\/2025\\\/07\\\/11\\\/not-politics-real-reason-peter-obi-others-served-food-at-imo-event-ebonyi-politician-maria-udeh-explains\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":376,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.withinnigeria.com\\\/gist\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.withinnigeria.com\\\/gist\\\/2025\\\/07\\\/11\\\/not-politics-real-reason-peter-obi-others-served-food-at-imo-event-ebonyi-politician-maria-udeh-explains\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.withinnigeria.com\\\/gist\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/7\\\/2025\\\/07\\\/1752231312674.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Imo state\",\"Maria Ude\",\"Peter Obi\",\"Rev. Fr. Maurice Emelu\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Celebrity Gossip\",\"General\",\"Viral\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.withinnigeria.com\\\/gist\\\/2025\\\/07\\\/11\\\/not-politics-real-reason-peter-obi-others-served-food-at-imo-event-ebonyi-politician-maria-udeh-explains\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.withinnigeria.com\\\/gist\\\/2025\\\/07\\\/11\\\/not-politics-real-reason-peter-obi-others-served-food-at-imo-event-ebonyi-politician-maria-udeh-explains\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.withinnigeria.com\\\/gist\\\/2025\\\/07\\\/11\\\/not-politics-real-reason-peter-obi-others-served-food-at-imo-event-ebonyi-politician-maria-udeh-explains\\\/\",\"name\":\"Not politics: Real reason Peter Obi, others served food at Imo Event \u2014 Ebonyi Politician Maria Ude explains\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.withinnigeria.com\\\/gist\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.withinnigeria.com\\\/gist\\\/2025\\\/07\\\/11\\\/not-politics-real-reason-peter-obi-others-served-food-at-imo-event-ebonyi-politician-maria-udeh-explains\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.withinnigeria.com\\\/gist\\\/2025\\\/07\\\/11\\\/not-politics-real-reason-peter-obi-others-served-food-at-imo-event-ebonyi-politician-maria-udeh-explains\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.withinnigeria.com\\\/gist\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/7\\\/2025\\\/07\\\/1752231312674.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-07-11T11:05:47+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-07-11T11:08:16+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.withinnigeria.com\\\/gist\\\/2025\\\/07\\\/11\\\/not-politics-real-reason-peter-obi-others-served-food-at-imo-event-ebonyi-politician-maria-udeh-explains\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.withinnigeria.com\\\/gist\\\/2025\\\/07\\\/11\\\/not-politics-real-reason-peter-obi-others-served-food-at-imo-event-ebonyi-politician-maria-udeh-explains\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.withinnigeria.com\\\/gist\\\/2025\\\/07\\\/11\\\/not-politics-real-reason-peter-obi-others-served-food-at-imo-event-ebonyi-politician-maria-udeh-explains\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.withinnigeria.com\\\/gist\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/7\\\/2025\\\/07\\\/1752231312674.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.withinnigeria.com\\\/gist\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/7\\\/2025\\\/07\\\/1752231312674.jpg\",\"width\":687,\"height\":363,\"caption\":\"Mariah Udeh Peter Obi food-serving Imo Event\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.withinnigeria.com\\\/gist\\\/2025\\\/07\\\/11\\\/not-politics-real-reason-peter-obi-others-served-food-at-imo-event-ebonyi-politician-maria-udeh-explains\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.withinnigeria.com\\\/gist\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Not politics: Real reason Peter Obi, others served food at Imo Event \u2014 Ebonyi Politician Maria Ude explains\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.withinnigeria.com\\\/gist\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.withinnigeria.com\\\/gist\\\/\",\"name\":\"GIST \u2014 WITHIN NIGERIA\",\"description\":\"Latest, Trending Nigeria Gist &amp; Gossip\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.withinnigeria.com\\\/gist\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.withinnigeria.com\\\/gist\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.withinnigeria.com\\\/gist\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"WITHN NIGERIA MEDIA LIMITED\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.withinnigeria.com\\\/gist\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.withinnigeria.com\\\/gist\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"\",\"contentUrl\":\"\",\"caption\":\"WITHN NIGERIA MEDIA LIMITED\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.withinnigeria.com\\\/gist\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/facebook.com\\\/withinnigeria\",\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/withinnigeria\",\"https:\\\/\\\/instagram.com\\\/withinnigeria\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.linkedin.com\\\/company\\\/withinnigeria\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/youtube.com\\\/channel\\\/UCo0qw0SqhKNTsQQM48FpdTA\\\/\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.withinnigeria.com\\\/gist\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/dcc2736b0e0912d84f295b73e8cb83d6\",\"name\":\"Samuel David\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/af4e40544cdaf2403960627a51ab74fc17f19ed31f277d6fcb5e9150d2efa5df?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/af4e40544cdaf2403960627a51ab74fc17f19ed31f277d6fcb5e9150d2efa5df?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/af4e40544cdaf2403960627a51ab74fc17f19ed31f277d6fcb5e9150d2efa5df?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Samuel David\"},\"description\":\"A graduate with a strong dedication to writing. Mail me at samuel.david@withinnigeria.com. See full profile on Within Nigeria's TEAM PAGE\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.withinnigeria.com\\\/gist\\\/author\\\/samdave\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Not politics: Real reason Peter Obi, others served food at Imo Event \u2014 Ebonyi Politician Maria Ude explains","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/gist\/2025\/07\/11\/not-politics-real-reason-peter-obi-others-served-food-at-imo-event-ebonyi-politician-maria-udeh-explains\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Not politics: Real reason Peter Obi, others served food at Imo Event \u2014 Ebonyi Politician Maria Ude explains","og_description":"Amid growing debates over Peter Obi\u2019s recent act of serving food at a public event, former Ebonyi Lawmaker, Maria Ude, has stepped in to clarify what","og_url":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/gist\/2025\/07\/11\/not-politics-real-reason-peter-obi-others-served-food-at-imo-event-ebonyi-politician-maria-udeh-explains\/","og_site_name":"GIST \u2014 WITHIN NIGERIA","article_publisher":"https:\/\/facebook.com\/withinnigeria","article_published_time":"2025-07-11T11:05:47+00:00","article_modified_time":"2025-07-11T11:08:16+00:00","og_image":[{"width":687,"height":363,"url":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/gist\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/07\/1752231312674.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Samuel David","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@withinnigeria","twitter_site":"@withinnigeria","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Samuel David","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/gist\/2025\/07\/11\/not-politics-real-reason-peter-obi-others-served-food-at-imo-event-ebonyi-politician-maria-udeh-explains\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/gist\/2025\/07\/11\/not-politics-real-reason-peter-obi-others-served-food-at-imo-event-ebonyi-politician-maria-udeh-explains\/"},"author":{"name":"Samuel David","@id":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/gist\/#\/schema\/person\/dcc2736b0e0912d84f295b73e8cb83d6"},"headline":"Not politics: Real reason Peter Obi, others served food at Imo Event \u2014 Ebonyi Politician Maria Ude explains","datePublished":"2025-07-11T11:05:47+00:00","dateModified":"2025-07-11T11:08:16+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/gist\/2025\/07\/11\/not-politics-real-reason-peter-obi-others-served-food-at-imo-event-ebonyi-politician-maria-udeh-explains\/"},"wordCount":376,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/gist\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/gist\/2025\/07\/11\/not-politics-real-reason-peter-obi-others-served-food-at-imo-event-ebonyi-politician-maria-udeh-explains\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/gist\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/07\/1752231312674.jpg","keywords":["Imo state","Maria Ude","Peter Obi","Rev. Fr. Maurice Emelu"],"articleSection":["Celebrity Gossip","General","Viral"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/gist\/2025\/07\/11\/not-politics-real-reason-peter-obi-others-served-food-at-imo-event-ebonyi-politician-maria-udeh-explains\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/gist\/2025\/07\/11\/not-politics-real-reason-peter-obi-others-served-food-at-imo-event-ebonyi-politician-maria-udeh-explains\/","url":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/gist\/2025\/07\/11\/not-politics-real-reason-peter-obi-others-served-food-at-imo-event-ebonyi-politician-maria-udeh-explains\/","name":"Not politics: Real reason Peter Obi, others served food at Imo Event \u2014 Ebonyi Politician Maria Ude explains","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/gist\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/gist\/2025\/07\/11\/not-politics-real-reason-peter-obi-others-served-food-at-imo-event-ebonyi-politician-maria-udeh-explains\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/gist\/2025\/07\/11\/not-politics-real-reason-peter-obi-others-served-food-at-imo-event-ebonyi-politician-maria-udeh-explains\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/gist\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/07\/1752231312674.jpg","datePublished":"2025-07-11T11:05:47+00:00","dateModified":"2025-07-11T11:08:16+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/gist\/2025\/07\/11\/not-politics-real-reason-peter-obi-others-served-food-at-imo-event-ebonyi-politician-maria-udeh-explains\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/gist\/2025\/07\/11\/not-politics-real-reason-peter-obi-others-served-food-at-imo-event-ebonyi-politician-maria-udeh-explains\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/gist\/2025\/07\/11\/not-politics-real-reason-peter-obi-others-served-food-at-imo-event-ebonyi-politician-maria-udeh-explains\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/gist\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/07\/1752231312674.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/gist\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/07\/1752231312674.jpg","width":687,"height":363,"caption":"Mariah Udeh Peter Obi food-serving Imo Event"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/gist\/2025\/07\/11\/not-politics-real-reason-peter-obi-others-served-food-at-imo-event-ebonyi-politician-maria-udeh-explains\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/gist\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Not politics: Real reason Peter Obi, others served food at Imo Event \u2014 Ebonyi Politician Maria Ude explains"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/gist\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/gist\/","name":"GIST \u2014 WITHIN NIGERIA","description":"Latest, Trending Nigeria Gist &amp; Gossip","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/gist\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/gist\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/gist\/#organization","name":"WITHN NIGERIA MEDIA LIMITED","url":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/gist\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/gist\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"","contentUrl":"","caption":"WITHN NIGERIA MEDIA LIMITED"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/gist\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/facebook.com\/withinnigeria","https:\/\/x.com\/withinnigeria","https:\/\/instagram.com\/withinnigeria","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/withinnigeria\/","https:\/\/youtube.com\/channel\/UCo0qw0SqhKNTsQQM48FpdTA\/"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/gist\/#\/schema\/person\/dcc2736b0e0912d84f295b73e8cb83d6","name":"Samuel David","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/af4e40544cdaf2403960627a51ab74fc17f19ed31f277d6fcb5e9150d2efa5df?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/af4e40544cdaf2403960627a51ab74fc17f19ed31f277d6fcb5e9150d2efa5df?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/af4e40544cdaf2403960627a51ab74fc17f19ed31f277d6fcb5e9150d2efa5df?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Samuel David"},"description":"A graduate with a strong dedication to writing. Mail me at samuel.david@withinnigeria.com. See full profile on Within Nigeria's TEAM PAGE","url":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/gist\/author\/samdave\/"}]}},"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/gist\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23299","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/gist\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/gist\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/gist\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/28"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/gist\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23299"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/gist\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23299\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23306,"href":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/gist\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23299\/revisions\/23306"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/gist\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23302"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/gist\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23299"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/gist\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23299"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/gist\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23299"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}