Reno Omokri, a sociopolitical activist and ardent supporter of the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) Atiku Abubakar for president, has acknowledged that those who disparage Peter Obi’s Labour Party supporters, sometimes known as Obidients, are not politically astute.
This was expressed by Omokri, a vocal opponent of the LP candidate, as he praised the Obidients for holding demonstrations on Saturday around the nation and in London, the UK.
Thousands of Nigerians reportedly held demonstrations in support of the Labour Party candidate on Independence Day across the country, according to PulseNets.
On Saturday, Obi supporters, who are mostly young people, shut down Kaduna, Bauchi, Edo, and numerous areas of Lagos State, including Festac, Lekki, and Ajegunle.
The former presidential assistant responded by writing on his verified social media accounts that Peter Obi had effectively upset the country’s political system.
According to him, “The simultaneous Obidient rallies at Festac, Amuwo, Lekki, Kaduna, and other towns and cities across Nigeria, was AMAZING.
“They are a great achievement and anyone who tries to belittle them is not politically astute. It is not just the sheer number of attendees. Imagine the logistics behind organising people at different ends of the nation. Commendable. Very commendable.
“While Obi will not win in 2023, he has successfully disrupted politics in Nigeria. Take Kaduna state. On August 15, 2022, Nasir El-Rufai boasted that Obi won’t get “two hundred persons on the street.
“Today, we saw close to 2000. Yes, a lot of them are persons of Southeastern origins. But for one man’s ambition to mobilise them in such mesmerising numbers is something to be admired. Politics without bitterness should be encouraged”.
