THE Labour Party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has said that the majority of his supporters and the leaders of the “Obidient” movement are Nigerians who are outraged about the miserable situation of their country and consequently demand change.
Obi said this today while participating in Arise TV’s Morning Show. He was responding to a query regarding the combative behavior of some of his social media followers.
According to him, some of the strong opinions expressed by his followers have come from a place of distress and deep hurt due to the despicable state of affairs in the country.
While some of the uncivilized social media behavior by the so-called followers has originated from opposing camps that frequently pose as his supporters to commit indecency.
He said, “I have answered this several times. One, there is infiltration by opponents, and there are those who believe in me who are angry. I’ve served people faithfully. I have never raised my voice at anybody. You cannot go and say because your son shouts at people, that is you. I’m telling them please, but some of them are angry. Some of them have been out of school for the past ten years without jobs. You cannot control their anger. All I can do is an appeal”.
Obi responded that historical precedents of the presidential candidates should be a key factor in determining who would fulfill his campaign promises when asked how he intended to deliver on them, especially in light of the fact that all the other presidential candidates have made comparable promises.
He pointed out that the All Progressives Congress, which is currently in power, has yet to fulfill several of the promises it has made to Nigerians.
He said, “All of us are saying the same thing, but what makes a difference is – who can we trust? This election is about trust. We are promising the same thing, but can we look at the antecedents? Things they have promised in the past, how they delivered it or attempted to deliver it.
“Who among these people can we say have the character, the competence, the capacity, the commitment to at least do what he is saying? That is what differentiates us.
“We’ve had promises in the past. We’ve had promises that the dollar is going to be one-to-one. Now we are almost 800 to one, and nobody is saying anything.
“We do not need all these fanciful, fair, good-looking manifestos or documents that are written. Let the people come and talk. You mentioned Britain, it was because what she (Truss) promised, she could not deliver; and, honourably, she packed her suitcase and went out.”
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