![]() ![]() How they thought that would be possible remains to be seen. There were expectations on the part of Peter Obi supporters that the United States would come through to help them stop the inauguration of the Tinubu led administration. ![]() But, as we speak, the US neither acknowledged the letter nor hinted they weould act on it. She wanted the President Joe Biden led administration to disregard the electoral victory of Asiwaju and rally round the hordes of Obi supporters who are agitating for the cancellation of the election results. ![]() It will be recalled that renowned writer, Chimamanda Adichie, also wrote to the US government, seeking for their support in the defence of her kinsman Peter Obi. It does not matter whether you’re elderly or you appear more knowledgeable about the issue at hand, they will shred you apart with insults and abuses. It is so difficult to engage them in any constructive conversation or argument, they know only one way to defend Peter Obi and drive home their point- and that is to insults the opposition. And their methods have been, to say the least, very crude. They have also dominated the social media space, taking on anyone and everyone that holds a contrary view to their position regarding the recently held presidential elections. Peter Obi’s supporters have been protesting outside the courts where the LP and PDP cases against Asiwaju were being held. While protests were going on in the United States, protests were also going on in Nigeria, Abuja particularly. They staged several protests in the US, one of them was held in front of the US Capitol, a grim reminder of the fateful insurrection of the Capitol by the mindless Donald Trump’s mob. They mounted pressure on the United States government especially, asking that it should not have anything to do with the incoming government. Different Obidient groups wrote letters to the United States government and the British government, requesting that they disregard the results of the presidential election and not recognise Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu as the winner of the election. According to them, the election was rigged in favour of the eventual winner, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and they wanted their ‘stolen’ mandate returned to them. They believe, and insist, that their preffered choice won the presidential election. Their legion of followers in the diaspora also joined in, calling the attention of the international community to what they perceived as the robbery of their candidate, Peter Obi’s mandate. And if truth be told, this group, who call themselves the Obidients, have gone the whole ten yards for their candidate.įirst, they began by raising their voices within and outside the country. They have sworn that they would do everything within their power to stop the inauguration of the Tinubu administration. From the moment the presidential election results were announced and the winner declared, the supporters of the Labour Peter presidential candidate, Peter Obi, have known no rest. There had been palpable tension in the past weeks, raising doubts as to whether the President-elect would actually be sworn in. After all the hue and cry over the election victory of the president-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the inauguration day and swearing–in is finally here. ![]()
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