Candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, ahead of the 2023 general elections in Nigeria.
The march, tagged “2 Million March for Peter Obi”, was to show support for Mr Obi, a former presidential aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who defected to the LP.
Rivers State and Port Harcourt were trending on Twitter Saturday morning, apparently because of the march.
“Yeah, this is Rivers State. It’s a rainy day, but we are out here for Peter Obi. Nothing can stop us. The rain cannot beat us. We are going to move for Obi,” a woman’s voice could be heard in the background of a video clip posted on Twitter.
The clip showed young people singing and dancing happily.
Another clip showed a large crowd of people waving the LP flags and chanting, “Obi! Obi! Obi!”
“We are not talking of paid agbero walks or rumours of walks. We are talking of genuine one! Time to take back your country!” A Twitter user, @multimeverse, commented on the march.
A similar march has been organised in the past in other Nigerian cities.
Mr Obi, a former banker and governor of Anambra State, has enjoyed growing popularity among Nigeria’s youth population across different parts of the country.
His promise to move Nigeria away from consumption to a production-based economy if elected president has resonated well among millions of Nigerians who hope that 2023 elections could help reset the country’s struggling economy and also address poverty and insecurity.
He tweeted as the march held Saturday morning: “We are watching as Port Harcourt, Auchi, Makurdi and Afikpo move OBIdiently today, under the sun and in the rain.
“Constitutional rights to peaceful assembly are protected and must be respected by all. Our labours will never be in vain. I appreciate you all.”
Former president of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo, on Thursday, met with Mr Obi, alongside Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State, Governors Samuel Ortom of Benue State, Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State, and Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, in London.
The former governor of Cross River State, Donald Duke, was also part of the meeting.
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