PRESS STATEMENT
OBIDIENT MOVEMENT SUSPENDS TOP TO BOTTOM CAMPAIGN AND DECLARES OPERATION NO WORK, NO VOTE
The Obidient Movement has taken note of the repeated disregard, disrespect, and political injustice shown to its members by political parties and politicians who want to benefit from its strength, credibility, structure, reach, and public goodwill.
We have also taken note of the recent statement credited to Senator Seriake Dickson, where he reportedly told Obidients not to disparage him or his party, and claimed that NDC is doing Peter Obi and Obidients a favour by granting them its platform.
We have heard him clearly.
We also noticed the troubling tone of ownership in that interview. The possessive and self-important language made NDC sound less like a democratic party set up to rescue Nigerians and more like the personal property of one man. If NDC was truly set up to save Nigerians, then it must be a party for Nigerians, not a private estate where citizens are expected to kneel and thank one man for political access. Political parties are supposed to belong to the people, their members, and the public interest, not to one man or a small circle of political landlords.
For the avoidance of doubt, the Obidient Movement is not owned by any political party. We are not political slaves. We are not campaign tools. We are not a crowd to be summoned during election season and ignored when decisions are being made.
If NDC believes it is doing Obidients a favour, then we will no longer force our favour on NDC.
Since we have been rudely reminded that we do not own the party, and since we are being told that nobody is doing NDC any favour, it is time for us to withdraw automatic political charity and move into non-partisan, people-centred politics.
We must also speak for the aspirants and ordinary members who reportedly went through primaries in good faith, spent money, mobilised supporters, earned their place, and were later allegedly cheated, replaced, or pushed aside. If a party cannot protect fairness inside its own house, it has no moral right to preach justice to Nigerians. People who worked for their mandate must not be sacrificed for backroom deals and political convenience.
In view of recent events, and the continued failure of party leaderships to treat the movement with the respect it deserves, we hereby suspend the Top to Bottom campaign approach.
Going forward, every candidate must stand on their own record, competence, character, capacity, and public credibility.
Whether a candidate is in NDC, ADC, PDP, Labour Party, or any other political platform, they must campaign on issues. They must face the people. They must explain what they have done, what they can do, and why Nigerians should trust them with power.
Peter Obi has shown the standard. He campaigns on issues. He speaks to governance, economy, education, security, production, accountability, and the welfare of ordinary Nigerians. Any candidate who wants the support of the people must do the same.
No candidate will be allowed to ride on Obi’s wave while disrespecting the same movement that built and sustained that wave.
No more automatic support.
No more blind loyalty.
No more party-first politics.
No more “vote them because they are under our platform.”
From today, we are moving from Top to Bottom to Operation No Work, No Vote.
No work, no vote.
Nigerian politicians have shown repeatedly that many of them are on the same side when it comes to protecting their interests against the masses. They change parties, form alliances, recycle themselves, insult the people, and still expect the people to keep clapping. That era must end.
Our loyalty is to good governance, competence, integrity, justice, accountability, and the Nigerian people.
At the presidential level, our position remains clear. Peter Obi and Rabiu Kwankwaso are the only ticket we recognise for the national rescue mission.
Every other candidate, at every other level, must prove themselves.
They must show capacity.
They must show integrity.
They must show their work.
They must convince the people.
The Obidient Movement will no longer be used as political fuel by people who cannot respect the source of that energy.
Any candidate who wants Obidient votes must earn them.
They are not doing us a favour.
The people are the favour.
And anyone who wants the people’s support must respect the people first.
Karigwe
Prophet of Thoughts
For and on behalf of Obidients, since the leadership of the Movement is sleeping.
No be this kain man Tinubu go infiltrate him party with Babalawo and mongrels. Not with @iamHSDickson
Obidients it's better to have a strong and formidable Political Party that will fight to secure our mandate than one that can be easily manipulated by the government. We now have the 4 pillars needed to win the 2027 election which are;
1. Obi's popularity across Nigeria especially in the South
2. Kwankwaso's Northern Block
3. @iamHSDickson's strong Political Party and
4. The massive national wave of the OBIdient movement.
We are formidable this way. Let's work harmoniously for the ultimate goal.
@iamHSDickson interview on @ARISEtv was brilliant in many ways. He managed to control his emotion regarding some attacks from some Obidients, restated his total support for the OBI-KWANKWANSO ticket and show strong commitment to strengthen his party.
He is a great leader. He needs support and direction from men and women of goodwill
BREAKING
HOUSE PASSES STATE POLICE BILL IN LANDMARK VOTE
HOUSE APPROVES STATE POLICE BILL
PRES
In a landmark move aimed at addressing Nigeria’s worsening security crisis, the House of Representatives has approved the constitutional amendment bill seeking the establishment of state police.
OOV
The bill was overwhelmingly endorsed by lawmakers during voting on the floor of the House, with 289 members voting in support and only four voting against.
The vote was conducted by a show of hands after the House’s electronic voting system reportedly had technical faults
The approval marks a significant milestone in ongoing efforts to decentralise policing and strengthen internal security amid rising concerns over terrorism, banditry, mass kidnappings and other violent crimes across the country..
The owner of the mandate was shocked here that some zombies don't know when to stop standing on the mandate...🤣😂🤣😂 Is like una they see country dey collapse for my hands like this una still dey stand on the mandates? 🤣😂🤣😂 Which kind mumu God dash me like this?🤣😂🤣😂
The owner of the mandate was shocked here that some zombies don't know when to stop standing on the mandate...🤣😂🤣😂 Is like una they see country dey collapse for my hands like this una still dey stand on the mandates? 🤣😂🤣😂 Which kind mumu God dash me like this?🤣😂🤣😂
The owner of the mandate was shocked here that some zombies don't know when to stop standing on the mandate...🤣😂🤣😂 Is like una they see country dey collapse for my hands like this una still dey stand on the mandates? 🤣😂🤣😂 Which kind mumu God dash me like this?🤣😂🤣😂
The owner of the mandate was shocked here that some zombies don't know when to stop standing on the mandate...🤣😂🤣😂 Is like una they see country dey collapse for my hands like this una still dey stand on the mandates? 🤣😂🤣😂 Which kind mumu God dash me like this?🤣😂🤣😂
The owner of the mandate was shocked here that some zombies don't know when to stop standing on the mandate...🤣😂🤣😂 Is like una they see country dey collapse for my hands like this una still dey stand on the mandates? 🤣😂🤣😂 Which kind mumu God dash me like this?🤣😂🤣😂
Why will @instablog9ja be spreading a doctored picture of Peter Obi wearing APC cap and holding APC nomination form? Just why? Why are media outfits coordinating a smear campaign against one man?
They should take down that post immediately and apologize or it will be taken as a deliberate attack on the person of H.E. Peter Obi.
This is the month of June and it's the peak of the rainy season and my kids at home all got the cold and flu.
Now imagine what those children and teachers are going through in that forest under the cruel torture of terrorists. We can't forget them until everyone is rescued.
Tinubu do your job.
#NwaMiss, @ObunikeOhaegbu, addresses @realkenokonkwo about the burdens of #LivingInBondageEncore:👇
"Kenneth,
You remain my friend, and nothing has changed in that regard.
However, I must confess that I am shocked by the game of deflection you appear to be playing. Kindly share the full message in issue and also point out specifically where I referred to His Excellency Peter Obi as a criminal.
Please also point out where I wrote that His Excellency @PeterObi asked me to pay a bribe of N10 million.
I challenge you to reproduce any statement from me in which I made such an allegation. Equally, kindly identify where I referred to him as a criminal. If you cannot do either, then you should acknowledge that you are attributing to me words I never used.
I cannot be drawn into any cut-and-join narrative, particularly as His Excellency is already pursuing legal remedies in court. In Nigeria, even persons standing trial for armed robbery are presumed innocent until proven guilty by a competent court of law. That is a fundamental constitutional principle to which I fully subscribe.
Therefore, even if I had hired and paid you to appear on national television and call Peter Obi a criminal, would your professional training and responsibility as a lawyer permit you to do so without regard to the law and the consequences of such a statement?
I thought you said you had proof from me which justified your position. If that is the case, why are you now threatening to deploy information allegedly obtained while serving as Peter Obi's spokesman? Public discourse should be based on facts and evidence, not threats or insinuations.
Blackmail is the weapon of the weak and the desperate; men and women of honour rely on facts, evidence, and the strength of their convictions. But perhaps this has become fashionable in our politics. After all, the Asiwaju-led Federal Government has demonstrated remarkable tolerance for political conversions and reinventions, as reflected in the appointment of individuals such as Reno Omokri and Femi Fani-Kayode to prominent public positions. So, I suppose anything is now possible in our political space.
I wish you the very best.
Obunike Ohaegbu
(Nwa Miss)"
Chidera Ikeoha just shared his second-term result with me. He got straight A’s in all 17 of his subjects.
We found him at a motor park in Enugu selling his books at 9 years old to fend for his family.
Publicly, people bought his books as a way to support him. We invested it in his education, and it’s bearing fruit.
He will be in SS2 by September.
The funds available will see him through school.
A star is born!