Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate Peter Obi has reassured his supporters, dubbed “Obidients,” that he and his running partner Datti Baba-Ahmed are with them.
In a series of tweets on Monday, Obi urged his followers and claimed that suspected coordinated attempts to delegitimize and demarket the “OBIdient Movement” will fail.
Members of his base, he claimed, must deal with and overcome a long list of issues, including corrupt election systems, instability, weak institutions, multifaceted poverty, unemployment, inflation, a lack of justice, fairness, equity, and opportunity.
Obi asked Obidients to accept these criticisms as the necessary sacrifices for building a new Nigeria where justice, equity, fairness, love, and prosperity will rule.
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“As we reflect on these challenges and look forward to a New Nigeria that is POssible, Datti and I are painfully mindful that for the mere reason of being OBIdient, most of you have suffered vituperations, physical attacks, loss of rights and privileges, hateful trolls, indignities and vexatious fighting words, even from some of those we long regarded as civic leaders and conscience of our nation,” he said.
“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,” Obi said.
“We are fully structured and have remained focused and steadfast in addressing the ills in our nation; while underpinning the supremacy of our Constitution and imperatives of the rule of law.”
“In all you do, always remember those immortal words of Dr. Martin Luther King Jnr, that “The true measure of a man is not how he behaves in moments of comfort and convenience, but how he stands at times of controversy and challenges”. A New Nigeria is Indeed POssible,” he said.
Assuring his supporters that “in the fullness of time, our mission to rescue Nigeria from those engaged in State Capture will come to fruition,” he pleaded with them not to give up or allow themselves to be drawn into “unnecessary conflicts” or to back down.
The LP candidate reiterated his and his supporters’ determination to “reclaim our mandate to create a New Nigeria that is POssible” via the use of all legal and peaceful measures permitted by Nigerian law and the constitution.
They should follow the law, be respectful, and maintain peace, according to Obi, “in all your actions and inactions.”
