Executive Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki, has said he has Obidient in his house, stating he does not know what will happen in the next election come 2023.
Newsonline reports that Governor Obaseki said the massive supporters of Peter Obi are not interested in the two major political parties of PDP and APC.
Governor Obaseki said he was afraid of the disenchantment of the youths against the ruling All Progressive Congress and the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.
Newsonline reports that Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has garnered massive youth followers who go by the name Obidient.
The followers who go by the name Obidient, coined from the Obi, the surname of Peter Obi and obedient, substituting ‘e’ for ‘i’, to show their loyalty and support for their candidate, said they want to identify themselves with the name of their presidential candidate.
Obaseki stated that the opposition Peoples Democratic Party and All Progressive Congress have failed the youths which are leading them to follow where they see opportunity.
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Obaseki who stated this in an interview with African Independent Television, AIT said, he was afraid of what will happen in the 2023 general election.
Governor Obaseki said: “I do not know whether you are closely watching what is going on; the level of disenchantment within the parties. I am sure in all of our homes now, we have so many people now who call themselves ‘Obidients’.
“I don’t know whether you have them in your house. Just ask them, ‘Which party are you?’, they say ‘Obidients’; you understand. They do not want us; they are not talking about PDP or APC. They are looking for alternatives and they are many. You see all of them queuing for their PVCs now. They are not looking at the direction of PDP or APC now. They are looking for alternatives.
“If we do not curb this, if we do not make our party attractive, I do not know what will happen in the next elections.”