Obi’s aide, Tai Obasi, denied reports that there were plans to protest against Tinubu’s inauguration, according to The PUNCH. Obasi, however, added that his principal will not attend the inauguration even though an invitation was sent to him.
Peter Obi, the candidate of Labour Party in the 2023 presidential election, has said he and his team are not planning to stage a protest against the inauguration of Bola Tinubu as the incoming president of Nigeria.
Obi’s aide, Tai Obasi, denied reports that there were plans to protest against Tinubu’s inauguration, according to The PUNCH. Obasi, however, added that his principal will not attend the inauguration even though an invitation was sent to him.
Obi’s remark comes amid rumours that the former Anambra governor and Obidients (his supporters) will protest near Eagle Square over the government’s plan to go ahead with Tinubu’s inauguration despite petitions at the election petition tribunal.
Obasi was quoted by PUNCH saying, “I don’t know where that report is coming from. We don’t know anything about it or who are behind the proposed protest. But I can categorically tell you that my principal is not aware of anything.
“He is Obi and his followers are Obidient. I agree that on some occasions, they may act on their own, no matter how you tell them to keep calm. These guys are angry. They are not happy about how everything was manipulated against Obi who has given them so much hope. They followed him and waited for him all the way.”
“My principal is a very humble and reasonable man who is always looking for peace and unity of the country at all costs,” Obi’s aide said when asked if his principal will attend Tinubu’s inauguration following reports that political parties and their presidential candidates were sent individual invitations.
“But it will be strange for him to attend a ceremony honouring a leader whose election triumph he is contesting in court.”
He continued: “My principal cannot act that weird and unreasonable. I can’t confirm if he receives an invitation to the swearing-in ceremony. But I am telling you that you can’t see him there.”
Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress was declared the winner of the 2023 presidential election by the Independent National Electoral Commission in March.
Due to this, Obi approached the court to seek the nullification of Tinubu’s victory, alleging that the election that produced him was marred with a lot of irregularities.
When asked to provide the evidence he had to prove that the election was fraudulent, Obi said he would prove to Nigerians in court that the election was rigged.
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