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Supporters of the 2023 Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, popularly known as the Obidients, have vowed to resist any attempt to stop him from contesting the 2027 presidential election.
Naija News reports that the reaction follows comments by the Special Adviser on Policy Communication to President Bola Tinubu, Daniel Bwala, who claimed on Channels Television on Wednesday that Obi would not secure the presidential ticket of any political party.
Bwala alleged that Obi might end up as Director-General of a coalition-backed African Democratic Congress (ADC) campaign in 2027.
He said, “As I tell you, he’s not going to get a ticket in any of the parties. The problem now is that he might not even get the vice presidential ticket from the way things are going.”
He further claimed Obi had lost over 50 per cent of his voter base from 2023, insisting that President Tinubu would garner “up to two million” votes from the South-East in the next election, a region considered Obi’s stronghold.
Reacting, a member of the Abia State Coordinating Council Collegiate team of the movement, Chibuzor Obiesili, described Bwala’s statement as “suspicious” and called on the presidency to clarify its position.
“Is Bwala now telling Nigerians that the presidency determines who gets a party ticket in 2027?” Obiesili queried.
He dismissed the claim that Obi had lost half of his supporters, describing it as “wishful thinking and empty political hallucination,” while vowing that the Obidients would “stoutly resist” any plot to frustrate Obi’s 2027 bid.
According to Obiesili, “Obi’s support and followership are not only intact but swelling nationwide.
“Bwala should stop hallucinating; Obi is not losing but gaining more support. His national appeal is so organic that even those who were not part of it before are now among the key drivers.”
He said that, “the Obidients’ Movement is stronger now among states and regions which were not supportive in 2023, having realised the truth.
“In case Bwala is not aware, many Nigerians who were deceived by APC’s fake change in 2023 are now more obedient than the Obidients.
“2023 was an Obi wave, but 2027 shall be an Obi tsunami because Nigerian voters now know and understand better. Like Bwala rightly mentioned in his TV show, the eyes of voters have opened. They have realised that the change promised by APC is not real change; it’s a chain!”
Continuing, Obiesili said, “Bwala will be living in self-denial if he thinks Obi won’t be on the 2027 ballots,” adding that “nobody is more presidential material than Obi.”
He wondered why “Obi is always the headache of the presidency if truly his popularity is waning as Bwala and his fellow foot soldiers are purporting.
“The presidency should stop pretending. It’s obvious that Obi’s ever-increasing popularity and national acceptance have remained their nightmare. But Nigerians are resolute about the coming tsunami that will birth the desired change.”
According to him, the building momentum for Obi is informed by his dream for a new Nigeria where accountability, transparency and performance will be cherished.
“The Obidients Movement is about a new Nigeria; it’s a national project to rescue Nigeria from political hijackers and reset the country; it’s a patriotic movement to make Nigeria great again! It’s a movement that is blind to tribe, religion or culture. All patriotic citizens who believe in Nigeria are queuing behind the movement,” he said.
He also advised the presidency to refrain from making false claims of imaginary votes for Tinubu ahead of 2027, alleging that such claims have suspicious motives.
Obiesili added, “Bwala’s claims of 2 million votes for Tinubu in the South East are as suspicious as Dr Nicolas Felix’s boast of 15 million votes for the President in 2027. The presidency should not forget that Tinubu lost the South East in 2023, and his policies have not made life better for the citizens in that region nor in any region to generate the imaginary millions of votes they are claiming. This is suspicious and calls for explanations.”
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