Those Insulting Atiku, Other ADC Leaders Are Criminals, Not Obidients – Peter Obi

Former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has warned his supporters, popularly known as Obidients, against insulting any member or leader of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) coalition.

Obi submitted that those insulting ADC members are not his true supporters, but criminals only pretending to be Obidients.

The former Anambra State Governor categorically dissociated himself from those abusing other ADC leaders, stating that he doesn’t subscribe to or support such behaviour.

“Let me tell you here, most of the things you hear… criminals that are not Obidient people. You don’t see anybody calling the other a bad name. We are not asking for division, I personally do not in any way… you have never seen me call anybody a bad name.

“We are in the ADC and respect everybody there. But as for calling people bad names, we are not in support of it. I don’t subscribe to it and I am not part of it,” Obi said while speaking during an engagement at the movement’s secretariat on Tuesday.

Obi added that the ADC leaders are respected brothers and colleagues, hence his own supporters should not say anything bad about them.

“The people I met there, down to the party chairman, are my elder brothers. People like Atiku are my leader and a very respected elder brother. Amaechi is my brother, and we are very close.

“So also is el-Rufai. Name them, all the people who are there — Liyel Imoke, Oyegun, Aregbesola. These are my colleagues. So how do I say anything bad about them?” he added.

Rather than attack individuals, Peter Obi urged his supporters to join hands and focus on how to save Nigeria from the myriad of challenges facing the country and its citizens.

“Those who are following me, I assure you, will not say anything bad about them. But some elements are trying to do that to hurt the Peter Obi brand.

“That is not what we should be doing in politics. Let us talk about out-of-school children, hungry and unemployed Nigerians, insecurity, and how random abduction of people — where about 150 worshippers are being kidnapped in churches and mosques — is occurring. That should be our pre-occupation,” he said.