on August 24th, 2022.Naija News
In a post titled: ‘Who are these Obidients’?, Fani-Kayode said supporters of Peter Obi are in the North, West, East, South, and not only on social media.
To counter and defeat the Obedience, he advised the APC to understand them and figure out how their minds work.
While warning against underestimating the movement, Fani-Kayode said they are a very powerful and potent rising force that, if properly managed, will develop into a major political power over the next few years with a solid ideological and electoral foundation and massive structures.
He noted that they are far more dangerous to the collective cause of the ruling class than many can conceive or appreciate.
“Only the discerning can appreciate this and know precisely where this whole thing may be heading.
“They may not have structures or representatives in the legislative and executive arms, but they have ideas and vision,” Fani-Kayode said.
Let me make this clear from the outset. I am a member of the APC and a supporter of Asiwaju Bola Tinubu.
This contribution does not in any way derogate from that, and my analysis is more of an academic and intellectual exercise than anything else.
I am NOT a supporter of Peter Obi and I have NO intention of becoming one. I am however interested in what his supporters represent and stand for and that is the subject of this essay.
They are worthy of my attention only because their rise and relevance in the political configuration of our nation, just in a matter of weeks, is meteoric and phenomenal.
In order to counter and defeat them or to keep them in their place, we must at least attempt to understand them and figure out how their minds work.
Those that are the supporters of Peter Obi, the Labour Party presidential candidate, are known as ‘Obidients’ and they are EVERYWHERE.
Those of us in the larger political parties like the ruling APC and the opposition PDP, treat them with contempt and ignore them at our own peril.
The truth is that they are far more dangerous to our collective cause as a ruling class than many of us can possibly conceive or appreciate.
Only the discerning can appreciate this and know precisely where this whole thing may be heading.
They may not have structures or elected representatives in the legislative and executive arms of Government but they have IDEAS and VISION coupled with a clear ideological and philosophical bent which can and will endure for far longer than mere political platforms and structures.
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