The Nigerian Presidency has revealed that supporters of Peter Obi, the 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, are behind the planned protests across the country.
Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, made the claim in a statement on social media.
Onanuga alleged that the same group of individuals, who were instigated by IPOB leader Nnamdi Kanu to launch the destructive ENDSARS protest in 2020, are now planning to stage nationwide protests under the guise of “EndBadGovernance” and “Tinubu Must Go.”
The Presidency described the protesters as “anarchists” and “bad losers” who are unable to wait for the next election in 2027.
Onanuga warned that their actions amount to high treason and called on security agents to interrogate the individuals involved.
The statement reads:
“REVEALED: Peter Obi’s supporters are the people planning mayhem in Nigeria: Obi should be held responsible for anarchy
“Don’t be fooled: the malcontents planning to stage nationwide protests are supporters of Peter Obi, the failed presidential candidate of the Labour Party. And he should be held responsible for whatever crisis emanates from the action.
“The protest planners are also the same people who were instigated by IPOB leader Nnamdi Kanu to launch the destructive ENDSARS protest in Nigeria in October 2020. ENDSARS began as a genuine protest by youths against the Police Special Anti-Robbery Squad, notorious for its high-handedness. IPOB members planning to extricate the South East region from Nigeria infiltrated the protest and hijacked it for their own agenda. Lagos still bears the scar of the malicious destruction by IPOB elements until today.
“Two years after ENDSARS, the IPOB and the gullible innocents joined the Labour Party in 2022 to support Peter Obi, a sympathiser of their cause.
“They are the people spreading the hashtags ‘EndBadGovernance’, ‘Tinubu Must Go,’ and ‘Revolution2024’. They are not democrats but anarchists. They are attempting to call out our people via propaganda because their Messiah, Peter Obi, failed to win the Presidency in the 2023 election. As bad losers, they don’t have the patience to wait for another election in 2027; they would rather destabilise Nigeria by staging a civilian coup against President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
“If they understand the meaning of their hashtags, they will realise they are clarion calls for treason. Wanting to end an elected government is high treason. Wanting revolution is a call for a coup d’etat, which is also high treason.
“I have been on the trail of one of the protest planners, who is nameless but claims to have an internet radio station, PTM100.88 Abuja. The anonymous person joined X in August 2022 and has 520 followers today, among whom are FS Yusuf, another rabid Obi supporter, and Professor Pat Utomi, a Labour Party chief and a guy on X who goes by the pseudonym Peter Obi’s First Son. PTM’s profile image has someone holding the inscription` Certificate Forger Not My President, ‘ with a photo of Peter Obi as an inset. Only Obi’s supporters will be talking about certificate forgery long after the Supreme Court dismissed the allegation.
“In the past 24 hours, this faceless X user has been whipping up the gullible to join the protest being planned and also posting the activities of his Messiah, Peter Obi. He retweets Peter Obi often.
“In one of the posts, a video shows a teenager, who is said to be in the North, printing T-shirts emblazoned with “EndBadGovernance in Nigeria 2024′.
“There is also a retweeted post by Babatunde Gbadamosi, a failed and frustrated politician in Lagos. In it, he refers to his earlier post urging people “ to identify APC members, sponsors, supporters, enablers, thugs, promoters, and appointees.” The police and DSS ought to have arrested the man for making a brazen threat to political opponents.
“There is “General Oluchi,” a woman who goes by the screen name “A Field Marshall of the Han Dynasty.”
“She has been sending out letters of mobilisation. She even pinned a “Week 6 “ letter urging Nigerians to wake up and take control of their country, using the language of IPOB, Peter Obi, and his supporters.
“Another member of the malcontents is Brother Bernard, also known as Mikael C. Bernard. He is not based in Nigeria because he was once busted over Binance and fraudulent crypto businesses in Nigeria. Bernard was the man who once wrote that the naira should go down to zero.
“In a reaction to Oluchi, he said the protesters should remove the increase in salaries for the armed forces as part of their demands.
“ “If they want an increment in salary, let them launch their own protest. It is not our job to fight for enablers of evil”, he wrote on X.
“According to our law, men of the armed forces don’t protest, an X user reminded him. He posted a sarcastic response: ‘By law, they can slap people wearing cams ( camouflage) and shoot at protesters ba?”
“Security agents should, by now, begin to interrogate these agents of destabilisation. There is no country in the world where people are not going through some economic challenges and where the cost of living is not a major issue. No country is immune from economic turbulence at the moment. Civilised and democratic people wait for another election to make leadership changes. They don’t trigger mayhem in their countries by staging protests, the end of which nobody can predict.
“Nigerian citizens must consider the government’s attitude and concern about the cost of living crisis when deciding whether to join the protests by the Labour Party and IPOB supporters.
“The Tinubu government has not been found wanting in this regard. The minimum wage has been increased by more than 100 percent. Loans are being disbursed to students in tertiary schools. A credit corporation has been launched to promote consumption credit. Palliatives, including the latest distribution of 740 trucks of rice to the 36 states and Abuja, are being rolled out. Businesses, such as pharmaceuticals, are being assisted. The Federal and state governments are investing heavily in agriculture to produce more food.
“The economy is improving, inflation is slowing, the national debt has been reduced in dollar terms, and the FIRS has increased revenue generation to record levels. Investors are coming back to our country. Our stock market is the best in the world, with a 33 percent return on investment.
“President Tinubu has a four-year mandate to run his agenda. Those calling for protest should wait till 2027 to either re-elect him or elect their Messiah, Mr Peter Obi.”
My Bayo should know that is not everything that is politice hunger in the land don’t know LP, PDP, NNPP, APC and the rest even acp followers are complaining or his function in the government is just to drag Peter obi in all issues, were Yr masters not part of protest against Jonathan government did they arrest any body. Cama if you know u know.
Peter Obi is a thorn in the flesh of this government and this man in particular.
IF THE YOUNG PEOPLE CAN NOT FITGHT FOR THEIR FUTURE TO BE SECURED NOW, I DON’T KNOW WHEN WE WOULD COME OUT FROM ALL THESE SLAVE MASTERS.
ANYBODY THAT IS IN SUPPORT OF THIS PRESENT GOVERNMENT WHICH IS ORCHESTRATING AND INCREASING POVERTY, HARDSHIP, BAD ECONOMY MUST BE ENEMIES OF NIGERIA.
REPENT NOW!
IS IT OBI THAT IS RULING NOW ABI.
YOU BETTER GO AND SIT DOWN SOMEWHERE
Tell your master to thread with caution because what is coming is apolitical and may resonate to something that will salvage the country from total collapse. If this guy thinks that the coming protest is politically motivated then he’s a joker. I think the guy has enough stolen money in his bank account that makes him comfortable and never to be in touch with the reality. #ENDBADGOVWRNANCENOW.!!!!!!!!!!!
I be APC supporter since from Buhari state campaign but i am in support of this protest..there is hunger in the kintri,plz PBAT bring back the subsidy
Good
You will end well brotherly, hunger too much jareh
Senator Ali Ndume is also a labour party supporters,
How?
Onanuga has obiphobia,he isn’t making sense anymore. Truth be told,even his kinsmen started the initial protest.see how a mans legacy is being thrown away,for a mess of porridge
Why not so called presidency channel all these energy to fixing hunger,insecurity etc in the country? Is the only job of these Special Aids to attack ,Allegand Accuse who is not even thinking about them? Please Mr SA,s you can do better. Convey the masses feelings and messages to the president. You are his eyes and feelings with the citizens. Advise an guide him properly. Stop chasing shadows to distraçt attention and to make yourself look like you are working. Everyone in Nigeria is hungry as well as Angry including your stunch APC supporters. Wise up!!
He never see something
Genuinely there is hunger in the land but their plan to cause another problem will lead to anarchy read the lips of the people mentioned you will understand they are not for what you mean but destruction.
Don’t mind them every thing that is happening in the country they will be mentioning one particular person Abi people from other parties are not experiencing the hardship in the country, is it only LP candidate or Peter Obis supporters that is facing it alone? U people should repent and do the right ✔️ thing so that peace and unity will reign. May God deliver us from bad leaders in this nation
Security agents should be on their trail. Anyone caught would rot in detention for treason
Yoruba race problem of Nigeria, your people are begging for food everywhere idiot
Tribalistic set of people, deluded tribal bigots, proscribed traitors set of race.
God almighty forbid Yoruba people, seeing white calling it black.
Send those security to Bandits first not the people that want to fight for their rights
Lolzzz
We are aware that your statements sound more of putting Igbos at war with other social political group
We regrets about this and you have to be careful
Bayo, the confusionist is at it again. As long as it’s Bayo Onanuga, this information is meaningless. A foolish tribal bigot.
This your comment, will make so many people that doesn’t want to be part of the protest to join the protest. You are playing politics with reality.
The Government of Nigeria have a way to throw blame to those who they think don’t like their way.
H E Peter Obi is free man and will always be a free man.
Great
This Ode is not supposed to exist in the land of the living.
An Igbo man is the richest in the whole universe.
Even if fuel gets up to 5000 per letter you will never see Igbo caught.
If the Followers of His Excellency wanted to throw demonstration it could have been immediately after the zoo and cangaro election,
The Yorubas are lazy grass hoppers that fly from one end to the other cussing confusion , we don’t depend on Nigeria economy. It is still the crude oil and other mineral recourses from Igbo land that you guys are stealing to develop both the west and the North. You should advise we, you wey be adviser because God’s wraith will befall your generations to come.
Mr president tinubu sponsored protest against jonathan, sponsored protest against Abacha, why are you afraid of a protest that is supported against his government of hardship, when thousands of nigerians are dieing every day of hunger and sickness while himself and political leaders are looting and looting the treasury inform of allowances and benefits. the protest must take place, it is against bad government of tinubu.
Mr president tinubu sponsored protest against jonathan, sponsored protest against Abacha, why are you afraid of a protest that is supported against his government of hardship, when thousands of nigerians are dieing every day of hunger and sickness while himself and political leaders are looting and looting the treasury inform of allowances and benefits. the protest must take place, it is against bad government of tinubu.
So sad that the presidency don’t know the cause of the hunger
Woe to every Igbo man/woman that will leave his/her businesses and works for any so-called protest. I know it must come to this from the initial time I heard about the planned protest. I suggest every Igbo desist from any form of protest cuz it’s targeted against us and no amount of protest will solve the country’s problems other than doing more harm to the citizens
Masses voice is never valued/heard in this country, neither do the judiciary know their duties as well. Who shall we depend on?
The fact is clearly exposed…
We Are 100% in support of the present admistration.
May Almighty God give our president the ability and capacity to continue with his good ambitions on US.
##No to evil protest..
Yoruba race problem of Nigeria, your people are begging for food everywhere idiot
Tribalistic set of people, deluded tribal bigots, proscribed traitors set of race.
God almighty forbid Yoruba people, seeing white calling it black.
Do you think we are afraid anymore enough of all your frivollent political jagamous Mr Agboola. You yourself know the westerner are dieing of hunger because of Badgovernance. You imprison your people with fear but this time around the rope don cut. When the protests will start endsar will be joke quote…
IF THE YOUNG PEOPLE CAN NOT FITGHT FOR THEIR FUTURE TO BE SECURED NOW, I DON’T KNOW WHEN WE WOULD COME OUT FROM ALL THESE SLAVE MASTERS.
ANYBODY THAT IS IN SUPPORT OF THIS PRESENT GOVERNMENT WHICH IS ORCHESTRATING AND INCREASING POVERTY, HARDSHIP, BAD ECONOMY MUST BE ENEMIES OF NIGERIA.
REPENT NOW!
I want to urge the Nigerian youths to shun protests. We need to remember that a a major cause of the present food scarcity is the insecurity on our farms. We just need to urge the FG to secure our farmers and restore those displaced back to their villages and farms
Better days her comming
Nigerian youth come out let’s save our beloved country, we are tired of careless politicians
I want to urge Nigerian youths to shun the protest being planned. We should remember that a major cause of the present food scarcity is the long period of herdsmen invasion of our farm lands and the killing of farmers. We should rather urge the leadership at all levels to stop these attacks and get the displaced farmers in IDPs back to their villages for farming. We also need to be patient and see how Dangote Refinery will help in lowering the price of petrol. Protests are risky as hoodlums and politicians can highjack them for their selfish motives
It’s most unfortunate that people like Bayo Onanuga have not woken up from their sleep believing that we are still at election and campaign ground. I will like to set the records straight; you have won or rigged the election and it’s time to work but rather your principal has resorted to personal aggradansement governance of personal benefits even as he declared before the election EMI Lokan. So the situation in Nigeria today has nothing to do with Peter Obi or his supporters. He has not made any inflammatory statement nor has he openly criticized your government. The larger population that is affected by the wicked and thoughtless policies you have introduced is the ones preparing to give your principal the Kenya treatment.
The Supreme court of the Federal Republic of Nigeria has given wisdom and direction to the nation with the proclamation of AUTONOMY for the 774 Local Government Authorities in Nigeria. The National Assembly has stated it’s intention to make Laws for Local Government Electoral Commission. It is therefore suggested that the protesters should shun violence and choose peace. It is well.
You believe that Nigerians are fools. Talk to us like a Nigerian not like one of our politicans. You want to bring two heads and hit them together ( those who support ruling government and those you see as haters of the ruling government ). You are not smart enough. You want to divert our attention. The major aim of the protest is to tell the president and his team that NIGERIANS ARE DYING OF HUNGER EVERYDAY IN THOUSANDS.
Your Boss shared trucks of rice to his fellow politicans ( the governors) who will later sell them online or at open market at 5%-10% below market price.- they will never share most of the item free to their people
Your Boss approved new minimum wage, do you forget that most Nigerians are not civil and public servants. Through high cost of living your Boss will collect the money back double.
You said that Nigerian’s inflation is slowing, when all Nigerians know that the price of food items are increasing everyday. You believe that you are correct.
Gone are the days when politicans deceive Nigerians with senseless statement and with it control everybody.
The truth is that there are hardship and hunger in Nigeria. If your Boss president Bola Tinubu cannot solve these problems, let him tell us to go ahead with the protest.