2023 ELECTION: The Miyetti Allah, a Fulani cattle farmers union that is very notorious around the country, and have been accused of terrorism and various forms of violence nationwide has spoken on the presidential candidate of the Labour Party of Nigeria.
A leader of the notorious group said it has instructed every Fulani in the country not to vote for the presidential flag bearer of the Labour Party, Mr Peter Obi.
According to the group, Mr Peter Obi is a ‘tribal bigot’ and represents ‘the Biafran interest’, which would not ‘favour the Fulani nation in Nigeria’.
The National Secretary-General of the Fulani socio-cultural group, Mr Saleh Ahassan, in an interview on Sunday noted that as far as Miyetti Allah was concerned, Obi was out of the options of persons to be voted for in the forthcoming elections.
Notable Quotes
In Mr. Saleh’s words, “As far as we are concerned, we know those we cannot vote for. You see that they call Obi or OBIdient, any Fulani man who votes for him must be questioned because he may not be a true son of the soil.”
Speaking further he stressed, “Obi represents the Biafran interest. So, we know those we cannot vote for and those that cannot be president of Nigeria. He is a tribal bigot.”
Alhassan also stated that when Obi was the governor of Anambra State, he “destroyed the businesses of northerners and chased plenty Hausa and Fulani people from entering Anambra”.
Peter Obi`s Team Reacts
Reacting, the spokesperson for Peter Obi Support Network, Mr Jones Onwuasoanya, said Obi was a nationalist whose interest was only with Nigerians
According to him, Obi believes in ‘One Nigeria’ and is irreversibly committed to the One Nigeria dream and to making Nigeria a successful nation.
Takeaway
Clariform reports that Mr Peter Obi, the candidate of the Labour party for the 2023 presidential election successfully served as two term governor of Anambra State. He has been variously described as detribalized Nigerian and the candidate to beat in the presidential election.
Obi`s candidacy is embraced by the Nigerian youths in their great numbers, and also supported by professionals and many Nigerians across tribes and party lines, even within the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC).
The Labour Party has openly disassociated him himself with the call for an independent Biafra republic, currently championed by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), a separatist group founded by Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, who is currently in detention in Nigeria.
Clariform further reports that the allegations by the Miyetti Allah, a Fulani cattle farmers union, is without bases and were made without a single evidence.
