Former Senator representing Kaduna Central Senatorial Zone, Shehu Sani has said that the actions of President Muhammadu Buhari’s supporters after the 2011 presidential election are worse than what ‘Obidients’ are presently exhibiting.
It would be recalled that supporters of the Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate Peter Obi — dubbed ‘Obidients’ — have been repeatedly chided by members of other political parties and some stakeholders for being intolerant of opposing views.
In the buildup to the 2023 presidential election, Obi had advised his supporters — believed to be predominantly youths — to channel their energy positively and be open to future collaborations.
A few months later, former Minister of Aviation, Fani Kayode who is also a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC) campaign team, had described Obi’s supporters as “poor little children” who “know how to throw punches but they don’t know how to take them”.
Most recently, criticism from the Obidients camp has been directed towards Wole Soyinka, the Nobel laureate, over his comments about the movement.
Soyinka had on Wednesday described Datti Baba-Ahmed’s “no president-elect” as “fascistic”. Baba-Ahmed, vice-presidential candidate of the LP, had said Bola Tinubu should not be sworn in as president.
The Nobel laureate had also said he warned Obi that his supporters may cost him the presidential election.
