National Director of Publicity for the Northern Elders Forum (NEF), Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, has issued a warning that Mr. Peter Obi’s supporters might try to de-market him with fewer than 60 days to the 2023 Presidential election.
Baba-Ahmed cautioned that in the South East, where Mr. Obi is ‘strongest’, supporters of the candidate could scuttle his elections.
He urged that the amount of violence in the Sout East should be reduced and told Mr. Obi’s followers that it might not be in their candidate’s favor during the presidential election.
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In response to a tweet that read, ‘If Obi gets involved in negotiating IPOB then people will still believe he is their sponsor’, Baba-Ahmed gave the warning.
“We can’t take power from PDAPC by being passive or singing ‘Cumbaya’. We need to be aggressive & I personally think we’ve not been as aggressive as we ought to considering what happened.”
Reacting, Baba-Ahmed tweeted: “Supporters of Obi should help him lower level of violence in East. They are human beings doing this. They are de-marketing him, creating the impression that he has serious local opposition. They could frustrate election where he is strongest.
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“Now I am convinced YOU did not read the material. There were many reasons mentioned behind the violence in the SE. Obi will be the biggest beneficiary behind a more peaceful election.
“Parrallels btw SE & N do not make the problems easier. Are supporters waiting for Obi to have peace?
“A lot of it. Insisting on parralles with 2015 and 2019 will hurt Obi more than others. His supporters are standing by tradition to see him President, waving the magic wand.
“I was hard on everyone but cannot comment on Obi’s challenges. There are some who see opposition in everything said.”
