Obi is gonna be Nigeria’s President with national support of patriots, they say
By Jeph Ajobaju, Chief Copy Editor
Just as Charles Soludo did last month, Arthur Eze stirred the hornet’s nest on Monday when he disclosed he told Peter Obi not to run for the Villa and should rather “wait for next time.”
Obidients have reacted with furious comments on Twitter.to Eze’s strange hope of “next time” as they did to the Anambra Governor’s attempted takedown on the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP).
“I warned Peter Obi to withdraw from this race but he would not listen. I told him plainly that I am not part of his plans. I told him to drop his ambition, and wait for next time,” Eze, the traditional ruler of Ukpo in Anambra, said.
“When he told me about his ambition, I asked him the states he thinks he can win in the west and in the north, he told me; but I was not convinced. I told him he cannot win; so that he would not waste his time and money.”
Obidients countered, saying Obi is not running to be the President of the South East dominated by the Igbo but contesting to be Nigeria’s President to succeed Muhammadu Buhari in 2023.
They insisted Obi is a “Nigerian Project” who does not need the support of Igbo politicians alone but that of the entire Nigerian electorate who are his political structure.
Cardinal Francis Arinze, who led the conversation on Twitter, said Eze’s position shows the 2023 vote is a battle between the poor masses and the rich politicians, per reporting by Vanguard.
Francis Cardinal Arinze @C_FrancisArinze
“Mr Arthur Eze’s comment on Peter Obi is a clear sign that 2023 election will be a tussle between the poor and the rich, the youth and elders.
“If our Nigerian youths fail to take back their country in 2023, they will experience the worst suppression ever.
“GO AND GET YOUR PVC!”
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Other view on Twitter collated by Vanguard are as follows:
Doctör Penking™ @drpenking
“Arthur Eze has distanced himself from Peter Obi’s ambition just like Charles Soludo. It might seem odd but this gladdens my heart.
“It goes a long way to prove that Peter Obi is not an Igbo or Anambra project. He is a Nigerian project. Vote Peter Obi for a better Nigeria.”
NKEM #PeterObi2023 @Nkemchor_
“When Peter Obi said as Anambra state Governor the Igbo big men did not like his administration because he worked for the people he was referring to men like Arthur Eze.
“PO is a Nigerian Project and all he needs is the support of NIGERIANS to make him President. Obidients we move💯.”
Pastor Idowu Bankole @Olubankoleidowu
“Arthur Eze is just one man; we the poor masses are in large numbers and many a time Peter Obi has reiterated that we are his structure.
“Whether Obi is getting support from Igbo brothers or not, we have resolved to stand by him and ensure the country is changed for the better.”
ＣＨＹＢＳ ⫸ @chybxo
“Arthur Eze opposed Obi and even [Frank] Obiano’s governorship bid back then, Soludo has always been his man.
“Without Arthur Eze’s support, Peter Obi was governor and Peter Obi doesn’t need him to be president! They’ll all hang President Peter Obi’s picture on their walls from next year.”