2027: Peter Obi engages in endless church tours during elections – Ex-presidential aide

Former media aide to the late ex-President Muhammadu Buhari, Bashir Ahmad, has accused the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, presidential candidate Peter Obi of conducting "endless church tours" during close election periods. Ahmad claims that Obi's actions are a form of political outreach disguised as religious engagement.

The former Anambra State governor recently visited Koinonia Global, where he encouraged Nigerians to pray for politicians to stop stealing. Obi's visit to the church has elicited mixed reactions from Nigerians. One X user, @honshield, tweeted about Obi's church service, stating, "Peter attended a church service and was invited to speak. Nothing more and nothing less." They questioned the former presidential aide about his silence on Obi's visit to Aso Rock a few days prior.

Responding to the criticism, Bashir Ahmad stated that the issue is not simply Obi's attendance at a church service or his invitation to speak. The real concern lies in the political calculations behind the pattern of Obi's church tours and the double standards surrounding it. Ahmad emphasized, "Whenever an election draws near, we suddenly see Peter Obi on a seemingly endless church tour, week after week." He concluded, "If that isn't political outreach dressed up as religious engagement, then what is?"