Reno Omokri, a leading member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), says that the Obidients, a group of Nigerians loyal to Peter Obi, the Labour Party presidential candidate in 2023 elections, pose a threat to Nigeria’s democracy.
Omokri, who was a strong critic of Obi despite being allies before the elections, has accused the novement of undermining Nigeria’s democracy in various ways. He believes that the movement is the biggest security threat the country is facing, comparing them to the terror group Boko Haram and criminal bandits.
In an excerpt from his post on Facebook, he wrote: “The greatest national security threat facing Nigeria today is not Boko Haram or bandits.…CONTINUE READING
Boko Haram is fighting for an Islamic Caliphate, and their leadership has been decimated, with their ideas being rejected and recruitment decreasing.’
Bandits are criminals, and their operations are purely for commercial gain. But the Obidient movement is different. They are fighting against democracy by refusing to accept the will of the Nigerian people as freely expressed during the #NigerianElections2023, and insisting that Peter Obi won an election in which he came third. They attack the integrity of the Independent National Electoral Commission, falsely claiming that the INEC was mandated by law to declare results electronically, thereby undermining the trust that the public has in that vital institution.”
“Their fight against democracy is being escalated to the point that where anyone with an opposing view to theirs and who refuses to support their candidate and their movement has a brand, they use every means, fair or foul, to engage in reputation-savaging and to cancel that person and their brand as well as threaten their family members.”
