‘Obi’ Chants, Boos Greet Ben Kalu’s Tinubu Campaign In Abia

The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, confronted boos and repeated chants of “Obi” from a crowd whereas canvassing assist for President Bola Tinubu on the Item Okpi cultural pageant in Abia State.

The response, captured in a video circulating on social media, got here as Kalu addressed the gathering and appealed to the individuals to assist Tinubu’s re-election bid.

Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), received Abia State within the 2023 presidential election.

“President Tinubu has remembered us. He has remembered the South East. He has remembered Bende. The only way to say thank you is to vote him for a second time,” Kalu informed the gang.

However, his enchantment was interrupted by repeated chants of “Obi” and boos from members of the viewers.

In one other second captured within the video, a girl believed to be one in all Obi’s campaigners seized the microphone and commenced chanting “Obi kererenke,” with members of the gang responding in unison.

An APC organiser subsequently intervened, stopped her and urged her to step down from the rostrum.

The chants reportedly continued even after Kalu declared, “On your mandate we shall stand,” a slogan related to supporters of President Tinubu.

Obi was not current on the rally.