In an open letter to Peter Obi, the 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, a Nigerian citizen has threatened to revoke his support should Obi form an alliance with Atiku Abubakar or any other alliance that does not position him as the 2027 presidential candidate.
@PureMinD__ shared the letter on the social media site X (previously Twitter), outlining his motivations and recollecting his efforts to promote Obi’s 2023 campaign.
He said, “I am writing to let you know that if you ever form a coalition with Atiku Abubakar as vice president or any coalition that will not consider you as the presidential candidate, I will be withdrawing my support.”
He continued by enumerating six significant actions he took on Obi’s behalf in the 2023 election:
1. To encourage young people to attend rallies, buses were sponsored.
2. Paid for food and beverages at events and printed campaign materials.
3. Hundreds of thousands of dollars were spent to appease those who intended to interfere with the election.
4. Prevented a violent attack on a Labour Party agent.
5. Used his platforms to promote Obi while turning down big incentives from other parties.
6. Faced threats in a pro-APC setting as a Yoruba man openly endorsing Obi.
He was disappointed that Obi might take a vice presidential position, particularly with Atiku, and questioned how someone who has been actively interacting with the public could become subordinate to someone who has been “chilling in the UAE since 2023.”
The letter highlighted Obi’s special status as a capable and approachable leader who personifies the aspirations of young Nigerians and cautioned that deviating from that course could cost him the allegiance of millions of followers.“
As 2027 approaches, more young voters who couldn’t vote in 2023 will be eligible. If you run, we’ll be there. But if you choose to step down for someone else, you’ve lost me and millions of others,” he concluded.
As the post went viral, concerned Nigerians flooded the comment section to share their opinions.
See some reactions below:
@oppressed_iam: “We are more than 30 Millions behind u my brother from another mother, thanks, coalition is nice but coalition without Peter Obi as a figure head is dead on arrival, what we want now is coalition of Nigerians against hunger and Electoral reform were if u rig u die.”
@DonNwankwo1: “Who cares about? Just listen to all the replies, they are Yoruba ronus. Go to hell with your support.”
@kingBuchyk: “I ageee with you but we shouldn’t play politics with emotions in other to beat Tinubu you have to go harder bro.”
@bankeyys: “This is purely me during the elections. I ensure to see who my parents voted for before I continuing sending any gig. And am already preparing for 2027 in fact financially to support him.”
@AdekunleOderind: “Well written brother, any coalition with the forces of criminality is zero and we won’t support such movement.”
@ChumaOrji3: “Bros! I did more than these before the 2023 Elections. Ever since then I have been seriously victimized. However, I am more interested in any strategy to ensure this bad governance ends. So it can be Obi or Atiku or Elrufai. But the key point is ending bad governance not emotions.”
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