Obi’s visit to Gumi has split opinions on social media.
Eko Hot Blog reports that the decision of Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), to pay a courtesy visit to Ahmad Gumi, an Islamic cleric, has left some angry and others impressed.
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On Monday, Obi announced on Twitter that he visited Gumi at his residence in Kaduna State in the company of Datti Baba-Ahmed, his running mate.
“Dr Datti Baba-Ahmed and I stopped by for a courtesy call on Sheikh Gumi at his official residence in Kaduna,” he tweeted, attaching pictures from the visit.
Dr Datti Baba-Ahmed and I stopped by for a courtesy call on Sheikh Gumi at his official residence in Kaduna. -PO pic.twitter.com/jk2Dfq49gy
— Peter Obi (@PeterObi) October 17, 2022
Obi and Baba-Ahmed were in Kaduna to attend an interactive session organised by the Arewa joint committee for presidential candidates.
His post has generated mixed reactions on Twitter, with some people disappointed he visited Gumi who’s infamous for championing the cause of amnesty for bandits.
However, some people have backed the Labour Party’s presidential candidate, saying he is doing what he needs to do to win on February 25, 2023.
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See reactions to Obi’s tweet below:
Same people that called Sheikh Gumi a National threat are now singing his praises because Peter Obi took pictures with him. Nigeria Politics is a dirty game.
— LERRY (@_AsiwajuLerry) October 17, 2022
@PeterObi visit to Dr. Gumi is very important because Dr. Gumi is one of the respected Sheikh and influential in the North people listen to him, seeing him with Obi alone will make some people join the movement because he give Obi audience that shows how important @PeterObi is. pic.twitter.com/y10CXETBN6
— Abdullahi Umar Zarma🇳🇬 (@Zarmaomar) October 17, 2022
PO himself has never said anything wrong about the guy, it is some of the self-righteous fans who have insulted Gumi and nametagged other candidates they’ve seen with popular people of questionable characters in the past that are facing this difficulty of balancing their views.
— Man of Letters. (@Letter_to_Jack) October 17, 2022
Politics go carry you go where you no know. You'd be defending things you won't normally defend, even if it makes you sound stupid.
Most of you sound so silly and delusional with your defence for Gumi and Eneche. But that's what politics does to people.
— Kelvin Odanz (@MrOdanz) October 17, 2022
Peter Obi's visit to Gumi is a masterpiece strategy. Next on the list are Sheikh Sani Yahaya Jingir, Sheikh Dahiru Bauchi and Sheikh Bala lau. The opposition should find another thing to campaign with not religion. Peter Obi respect Islam and Muslim will vote for him. pic.twitter.com/Sh4jWEU5Ud
— MAYOR OF NORTH (@prexidor) October 17, 2022
Gumi is topping the chart because Obi visited him in Kaduna. Suleiman Obi aka Okwute is a perfect unifier. Lobbying for votes is politics. Without votes, Competency won't work in isolation. Get votes first before we correct bigotry by appointing competent leaders.
— Musa Dawa (@Dawa911) October 17, 2022
Imagine Peter Obi visits Kaduna with Sheikh Gumi in town and he didn't visit him.
Some of you are just being funny. You stay in the south and see Sheikh Gumi as a terrorist, in Kaduna, he is a clean man.
That is a fact. Facts are not based on emotions.
— DISTINGUISHED KPMG LinkedIn Everest (@novieverest) October 17, 2022
Gumi is topping the chart because Obi visited him in Kaduna. Suleiman Obi aka Okwute is a perfect unifier. Lobbying for votes is politics. Without votes, Competency won't work in isolation. Get votes first before we correct bigotry by appointing competent leaders.
— Musa Dawa (@Dawa911) October 17, 2022
PO abeg 😩😩Sheikh gumi is a known ethnic bigot. No be everywhere we go stop by
— NKEM🔥🔫 (@Nkemchor_) October 17, 2022
Mindset what do you have to say about Peter Obi visiting Gumi?
Me: Politics is a game of interest!
— Mindset🗝️ (@Mindset_Post) October 17, 2022
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