Peter Obi accused of showing allegiance to Biafra flag

Reno Omokri, a socio-political activist, accused Peter Obi, the 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), of showing allegiance to the Biafra flag on Sunday. Omokri claimed that Obi declared the end of his presidential ambition by calling for the release of Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB).

Peter Obi had previously urged the Federal Government, led by President Bola Tinubu, to release Kanu, EndSARS protesters, and other freedom fighters who are imprisoned. Speaking to journalists on Saturday in Anambra State, Obi stated that protesters and freedom fighters have the right to express their grievances through protest.

Omokri posted a photo of Obi and the Biafra flag on his X page, commenting, “The ‘Release Nnamdi Kanu Now’ statement by Peter Obi is the obituary of Peter Obi’s Presidential ambition. By calling for the release of a man who made public broadcasts asking his supporters to kill Nigerian military and paramilitary forces wherever they find them and has neither apologized nor repented of that order, Peter Obi just showed his allegiance to the flag behind him in this photo and which he used for his Hero beer logo! And by the way, anybody or group of people or movement that thinks they can intimidate me and prevent me from saying what I really believe at any point in time obviously does not know me. My body does not secrete the fear hormone.”