A former media aide to President Muhammadu Buhari, Bashir Ahmed, has gotten supporters of the presidential candidate of the Labour Party talking after he shared a message on his social media about Obi’s popularity in the north.
Bashir had resigned his position as the president’s aide on new media prior to the primaries of the All Progressives Congress to contest for a seat in the House of Representatives from Kano state.
He was however defeated by the incumbent lawmaker from the Gaya/Ajingi/Albasu Federal Constituency, Kano.
Speaking via his Twitter page on Wednesday, Bashir said the Labour Party’s presidential candidate is growing in popularity in the north.
There have been insinuations by some Nigerians that Obi’s candidacy is only popular in the south and on social media.
Although Bashir’s tweet appears to be ironic considering his party affiliation and constant support for the APC’s presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, some supporters of the LP presidential candidate has banked on it to prove Peter Obi’s popularity.
Bashir tweet reads, “Let me confess, the name Peter Obi alone is a movement to beat, I was in Kano over the weekend and to my surprise everywhere is PO, nobody is talking about other candidates anymore and a friend told me that it’s a similar story in Katsina. LP is getting 75% – 80% in those states”.
Let me confess, the name Peter Obi alone is a movement to beat, I was in Kano over the weekend and to my surprise everywhere is PO, nobody is talking about other candidates anymore and a friend told me that it’s a similar story in Katsina. LP is getting 75% – 80% in those states.
— Bashir Ahmad, OON (@BashirAhmaad) June 29, 2022
A friend also just DMed me that PO is getting not less than 85% in Kaduna. Like I said he is everywhere in Kano and Katsina, so he doesn’t even have to waste his time to go to north west for campaign, his soldiers take over the region. An 80% victory is assured! ✌🏾
— Bashir Ahmad, OON (@BashirAhmaad) June 29, 2022
The tweets have since generated loads of reaction on twitter. While many supporters of Obi’s presidency view the tweet as a mockery, few has premised on it to show Obi’s acceptability across boards.
See some reactions below:
Dear #OBIDIENTS. Tweets like this should ginger us to push even harder.
1. Bashir knows little or nothing about politics.2. If these states are actually in the bag, he'll not speak of them. He (they want them in D bag. This tweet is what we call "bluff calling" in Negotiation. https://t.co/HhNMF0k1QK
— Here to Remind You (@Make_we_no_4get) June 29, 2022
For Bashir Ahmad to keep talking of Peter Obi often, it means he’s having sleepless night over him. Bash, no matter how you see it, you are marketing OBI anytime you write negatively or positively about him. https://t.co/XNf9UTxFLN
— Nnamdi Onu (@MaziNnamdiOnu) June 30, 2022
We need that Bashir’s tweet about Peter Obi being popular in Kano and Katsina to be translated to Hausa language, and sent to their radio stations over there please.
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— Cross˚ (@Elkrosmediahub) June 30, 2022
https://twitter.com/Kyriwowo89/status/1542457027091484672
https://twitter.com/FS_Yusuf_/status/1542389960199774208
Good to see that Bashir Ahmad shot himself in the foot in an attempt to ridicule Peter Obi's movement 😂#PeterObi4President2023
— Uncle Wilson (@iam_wilsons) June 30, 2022
🤣🤣🤣🤣😂 Thanks Bashir! Your numbers are over-bloated, but we will get there.
Please don’t delete this tweet.😁 https://t.co/uzBVQ6ciyx
— Kiibati 'Chinenye' Ebunoluwa Bankole (@KBT_BANKOLE) June 30, 2022
Bashir just dey whine us.
His attempt at sarcasm is funny.
Dear #OBIdients, Don't be serenaded by Bashir's attempt.
Keep pushing foward, keep evangelising, keep fighting to #TakeBackNaija.
Insha Allah, Nigerians shall elect #PresidentPeterObi. https://t.co/x3hw0LtRe5
— Dot In A Circle – Onye Spare Parts (@The_Jonathanian) June 30, 2022
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