Planned Protest: Presidency wants to arrest Peter Obi - POMR

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By Madu Obi

The Peter Obi Media Reach, POMR, has raised the alarm that the federal government is planning to implicate and arrest the 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Peter Obi over the rumoured 10 - day hardship protest expected to start on August 1 across the country.

POMR's reaction followed a social media post by President Bola Tinubu's spokesman, Bayo Onanuga which accused associates and supporters of the Labour Party presidential candidate of being the primary brains behind the planned protest against government.

POMR said: “Our attention has been drawn to the wild, wicked and baseless allegation by one of the spokespersons in the Presidency, Bayo Onanuga accusing the Labour Party’s presidential candidate in the 2023 elections, Peter Obi, of being the mastermind of a planned protest in the country.

The statement even said that Obi should be held responsible for any mayhem that may occur during the protest.

But POMR can report from good and reliable authority that these unsubstantiated allegations are being orchestrated to arrest Obi, limit his freedom and association and stop his propagation for good governance which they find injurious to their lavish lifestyle.

Peter Obi, by his mien in and out of political office, has not in any way shown or been associated with violence even in the most obvious provocations.

He has always shown even during the electioneering that he is issue-driven as he carries on without calling anybody’s name.

POMR is also aware that multiple attack dogs have been hired and strategically deployed to ensure that Obi does not enjoy the ear of the Nigerian populace who are keen on hearing his voice on issues.

These spine doctors and hirelings, to justify their pay, indulge in all kinds of falsehood ostensibly to distract Obi and confuse Nigerians who already see Obi as a soothing balm in the current turbulent political and economic environment.

All the problems, real and imagined, created by their insensitivity and lavish lifestyle have curiously tried to link to Obi.

POMR therefore urges Nigerians to ignore the Presidency’s cheap blackmail as Obi and the Obidient family all over the country and in the diaspora remain resolute in their search for a new Nigeria that is POssible and would not be cowed or be made to lose focus.”