The presidency on Tuesday described the 2027 presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, as a content creator for attending the presidential campaign inauguration of Oyo State Governor and Allied People’s Movement’s flag bearer for 2027, Seyi Makinde.
Presidential spokesperson, Daniel Bwala, in a post on X on Tuesday, said Mr Obi “just loves content creation. As a presidential candidate of a party, he attended a campaign flagging of another presidential candidate @seyimakinde.
“In that rally, he was shouting APM @AlliedPeoples (which is a political colloquialism meaning supremacy of the party mentioned) yet that contradiction did not make it to “stories trending.” Why? Because it will portray @PeterObi as a none other than a content creator candidate.”
However, explaining why he attended the Monday event in Abuja, Mr Obi said his move was to promote politics of mutual respect and civility.
“Yesterday, I attended the opening of the national campaign office of an opposition presidential candidate, Governor Seyi Makinde in Abuja,” Mr Obi said in a post on X on Tuesday.
He added, “My presence was intended to demonstrate that politics can and should be conducted in an atmosphere of mutual respect and civility. As Governor of Anambra State, I made it a point during electioneering to welcome visiting opposition members personally, provided they acted within the ambits of the law.”