Femi Kuti, an afro musician, claims to be a brilliant and independent thinker who cannot be ordered around like a zombie.
As he implied that Peter Obi’s fans are a slavish bunch of charlatans who, like zombies, are incapable of thinking for themselves and making their own decisions, he also showed his contempt for them.
Supporters of Peter Obi are referred to as “Obidients,” or “zombies.”
His late father, Fela Anikulapo Kuti, called the Nigerian troops “a bunch of robotic and senseless people” in the studio album Zombie, which he released in 1976. The song was released in response to a raid on Fela’s home in Lagos at the time, which went on to become one of his biggest hits.
“You know what obedience means? Stand up, sit down, sit there — zombie,” Kuti opined during a performance at the Shrine Thursday night in Lagos, wondering why Obi’s popularity has surged exponentially in recent months.
“How can you be Obidient in this chaos? I am not Obidient. Tell me, at 60, why am I Obidient? You said I should be Obidient, sit down, be peaceful,” he said. “Are you all okay in this country?”
Young Nigerians who support Obi’s candidacy at the grassroots level do so because they think he offers a superior option to the other 2023 candidates.
Numerous young Nigerians who identify as “Obidient” followers on social media are fueling his campaign.
