The spokesman of Obi’s campaign spokesman, Yunusa Tanko, has urged the APC government to look inward and find who to blame among themselves the planned nationwide anti-government protest scheduled to hold on August 1.
Tanko stated this while refuting claims made by the Presidency that its presidential flag bearer, Peter Obi, and his supporters are behind the proposed protest.
He said it would be preposterous of the Presidency to believe that Nigerians cannot carry out a protest against bad governance unless provoked by the opposition.
He said, “With all due respect, is it Peter Obi who goes to the market to buy a bag of rice and beans? Why are people not being fair to this man? This thing concerns every Nigerian. We are talking about hardship that is meted out to Nigerians by this government.
“Even they themselves are feeling the pain, because distant family members will continue to come to them for money due to the hardship. Is it Obi visiting their families to tell them about the rising cost of foodstuffs, including why a bag of rice suddenly rose to N80,000? If they are looking for a dog to give a bad name to hang, it is certainly not Obi.
“They should hold themselves responsible for the situation they put Nigerians in. It has nothing to do with Peter Obi. It is a reaction of the people, by the people, and for the people, which is allowed in a democracy. It is their inalienable right as Nigerians. This allegation is not true, and it is unfair. The APC government should look inward and find who to blame among themselves.”
In a lengthy tweet published on his X account on Saturday, the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, accused the presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 elections, Peter Obi, and his supporters of spreading the hashtags, alleging that “They are not democrats but anarchists”.
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