Chants of Obi as Deputy Speaker Kalu campaigns for Tinubu in Abia
Chants of Obi rend the air as Rt. Hon. Benjamin Kalu, Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, campaigned for the reelection of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in Aba, Abia State, on Saturday. Kalu, a member of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), had told the crowd to vote for President Tinubu on January 16, […]
Chants of support for Peter Obi echoed through Aba, Abia State, as Benjamin Kalu, Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, campaigned for Bola Tinubu's reelection. The APC member urged the audience to vote for the incumbent president on January 16, 2026, praising Tinubu's potential benefits for the South-East. "President Tinubu has remembered us.
He has remembered the South East. He has remembered Bende," Kalu declared, drawing chants of "Obi!" from the crowd. Despite attempts to quell the singing, supporters of Obi, a presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), continued to chant "Obi!! Obi!!! Obi!!!!". The situation escalated when a woman, believed to be an Obi supporter, seized the microphone and chanted "Kererenke!", prompting the crowd to respond with "Obi!".
The event's organizers swiftly intervened, reclaiming the microphone and asking the woman to step down. Kalu attempted to regain control by singing Tinubu's personal anthem, "On Your Mandate we Shall Stand", but the crowd remained steadfast in their backing of Obi. Realizing the determination of the crowd, Kalu humorously remarked, "These people are not Item people."
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