Soyinka’s Comment: “Datti and I Stand With You”, Peter Obi Sends Powerful Message to Obidients Amid Backlash
- Labour Party flagbearer, Peter Obi, has sent some words of encouragement to his supporters following a series of verbal attacks against them in recent days
- In his Easter message, the flagbearer urged Obidients, as they are fondly called, to be hopeful of a new Nigeria in the face of attacks
- Obi maintained that he and his running mate, Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmad, are solidly behind the LP supporters, but they should shun any form of violence
Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party for the February 25 election, has sent comforting words to his supporters.
Obi asked the ‘Obidients’ to see the incessant attacks on them as a huge sacrifice needed to rescue and build a new Nigeria that is possible.
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The former Anambra governor, in a series of tweets, on Easter Monday, April 10, said he identified with his supporters who have been under attack over their comments and counter comments, especially on social media.
He said he and his running mate in the election, Dr Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmad, were with them.
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Part of the tweets sighted by Legit.ng reads below:
"Be assured that Datti and I are with you, and that the ongoing unfortunate orchestrated efforts to demarket and delegitimize the OBIdient Movement will fail. We are fully structured and have remained focused and steadfast in addressing the ills in our nation."
A new Nigeria is possible, Obi tells youths
Obi also charged his supporters to maintain peace and avoid being dragged into needless controversies.
“Do not relent, and do not be lured into unnecessary conflicts. Be assured that in the fullness of time, our mission to rescue Nigeria from those engaged in State Capture will come to fruition. We are also using all lawful and peaceful means allowed under our laws and constitution to reclaim our mandate to create a New Nigeria that is Possible.”
2023 elections: Labour Party chieftain knocks Soyinka over alleged attack on Datti
A chieftain of the Labour Party (LP), Tai Emeka Obasi, criticized the Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, for allegedly attacking Datti Baba Ahmed over his utterances on the 2023 elections.
Obasi, in a chat with Legit.ng in Awka, Anambra state, said there was nothing wrong in Datti's utterances that could be nauseating to Soyinka.
"Datti Baba-Ahmed only made it succinctly clear. He didn't need to use bedroom language. He was incensed, and if Professor Wole Soyinka were to be in his shoes, the Nobel Laureate would raise far redder hell," he said.
2023 elections: Buhari reveals what Atiku, Peter Obi, others should do
President Muhammadu Buhari has urged those who may be dissatisfied with the results of the 2023 general elections to seek legal redress and patiently allow the legal process to run its course.
In his Easter Message to Nigerians on Friday, April 7, President Buhari also encouraged citizens to hold on to renewed hope during this season and maintain confidence in the country, believing in a brighter future.
Source: Legit.ng
