The Labour Party’s Peter Obi has allegedly damaged the political environment in the nation, according to former Goodluck Jonathan adviser Reno Omokri.
Omokri, a fervent supporter of Atiku Abubakar, the Peoples Democratic Party’s presidential candidate, made this statement late on Saturday in response to the demonstrations organized nationwide by Obi supporters in preparation for the 2023 presidential election.
He remarked that the Obidient movement should not be ignored by anyone who was politically aware, praising the rallies as outstanding accomplishments.
“The Obidient rallies at Festac and Amuwo were amazing. They are great achievements. Anyone who tries to belittle them is not politically astute. While Obi will not win in 2023, he has successfully disrupted politics in Nigeria. Well done Obi! Well done Obidients!”, he tweeted.
According to reports, on Saturday, October 1, the Obidents rallied in Lekki, Lagos, and other locations around the nation.
Omokri, meanwhile, said in a previous tweet that the protests were merely a show of power by southeast traders who shut down their businesses.
“These so called ‘one million man marches’ are mostly a gathering of traders in various Nigerian towns and cities, who close down their markets (that are heavily dominated by people of southeastern origin), to do what in the military is called a show of force,” he tweeted.
Festus Keyamo (SAN), Minister of State for Labour and Employment and spokesman for the All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council, has also commented on the Obidients’ rally on Saturday.
Keyamo made fun of Obi’s supporters by claiming that the crowding Obidients numbered no more than a thousand, which was the minimum number of voters required at each of the two polling places.
“The aerial shots are the best. Now, look at this: at best the ‘crowd’ here is not more than a thousand people which is approximately just two polling units,” he quote-tweeted a video from one of the rallies.
