From a distance, no one will mistake Peter Obi for someone who is vile or a troublemaking politician. His charisma, calm smile and robust brilliant mind reveal him to be a gentleman who espouses the principles of civility and democracy. But such can’t be said about the followers of the Labour Party presidential flag bearer. His online supporters are condescending, vitriolic and sharp-tongued. They see any criticism against the man as personal insult. They view every dissent as an attack on their candidate. They want to ride the horse of tyranny to make their candidate president.

In a world where you can’t have a contrarian view, where every dissent is clamped down with tyrannical disdain, it’s said that democracy indeed dies in darkness. This is the world of Obi’s horde of supporters. It’s heart-wrenching to observe.

A good example is their recent rampage against social media influencer and ex-Goodluck Jonathan aide, Reno Omokri. Needless to say, Omokri has been a vehement, open and unashamed supporter of the People Democratic Party’s candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar. In the opinion of Omokri, the APC has failed the country in leadership, governance and security. Also, he doesn’t see Peter Obi winning the popular vote based on his political calculation and permutations. Hence, he’s pitching his tent with PDP.

Now, for Peter Obi’s supporters, Omokri has committed the unpardonable sin. To them, anyone who has decided not to be obedient to the cause of their political mascot is an infidel, to be treated as a pariah.

What’s more, they argue that Omokri should be removed from the social media space. The little tyrants, Orwellian thought-police have begun to campaign on Twitter for the removal of Omokri. Their groupthink philosophy is that if he doesn’t agree with them, he doesn’t deserve to have any social media platform to express his views. In the alternate reality of social media, he should be burnt in an outer court.

Omokri is not the only one that bears the burns of holding an opposing view. Almost every influential Nigerian right now on Twitter are afraid to express their belief and campaign for their chosen candidate because of the fear that Obi-dient tyrants will come for them. They’ll also lose their cyber space and end up an online nonentity. This is alarming.

For people who claim that they want to save Nigeria from the verge of tranny, it’s ironic and pathetic that they have become tyrants themselves. They’ve built around them an impenetrable bubble that doesn’t permit anyone else in. This bubble is veiled and opaque that they themselves can’t look outside and see their opposition as fellow humans, fellow Nigerians. After all, political theatre is a marketplace of ideas. If your idea is strong and convincing enough to resonate with the populace, why try to bully others into silence? Why try to stifle dissent?

Perhaps the reason could be that the ideas and ideals that Peter Obi espouses are not strong enough in their own merit that there’s a need to silence the opposition. Perhaps the simple fear that others might consider other alternatives is so great in these fanatics that they will rather cut the tongues of those who dare speak in its name.

A candidate can’t be imposed on anyone. What we need aren’t some online tyrants that call others names and threaten to deprive them of their social media space. What we need is a robust discussion about where our nation is going and who is more qualified to take us there. Enough of this mob rule.

https://thenationonlineng.net/obi-dient-tyrants/
Mynd44
Lalasticlala

Cretin.....

Okay.
Someone that knows the writer of this junk at thenationonlineng.net should kindly tell him/her that this write-up can't deter us because all I see is an APC/PDP "skin" with the "voice" of this thenationonlineng.net.

Bring something else you script writer

The Nation newspaper has gone full throttle on those they perceive as a threat to Tinubu's life long ambition

After they couldn't find any thing on Peter Obi, they are now focusing on his perceived supporters


..... but when will the Nation newspaper write about the intention of Tinubu to feed 50 million youths with Agbado

Typical of a Nigerian newspaper. The nation indeed.

As they cannot find any fault in him, they have resorted to trying to crucify him for another person's offense. Miscarriage of justice is an evidence of stupidity and hypocrisy.

Obi himself has openly and repeatedly condemn every form of violence in the campaign. Tinubu and Atiku have not done such despite the fact that their own supporters started the violence. Those against BAT act based on BAT's personality. Those against Atiku act based on his personality. But as Obi is not guilty of any offense, the only way to possibly be against him is by making him a scapegoat. FOOLS.

So, if they can't find anything on Obi, the next will be his supporters forgetting that you are also supporting another candidate.
People are losing it. wetin carry you go online when you knew that you can't handle the heat?

If you for one second you think that there is a difference between IPOB supporters and Peter Obi supporters then you are of all men most gullible.

That's all I have to say.

mycar:
So, if they can't find anything on Obi, the next will be his supporters forgetting that you are also supporting another candidate.
People are losing it. wetin carry you go online when you knew that you can't handle the heat?

You dey mind those fools...

Tinubu propaganda newspaper, nobody takes them serious.Next

Simple fact, let call a spade a spade there's no gain saying am supporting this person because my fellow friends are supporting him. Everyone is entitled to his vote, perhaps just a single vote counts.

Okoroawusa:
If you for one second you think that there is a difference between IPOB supporters and Peter Obi supporters then you are of all men most gullible.

That's all I have to say.

Look at Ipob members marching for Obi in Delta state. chai Ipob why na.
https://fb.watch/ecgUIg6kwA/

The Nation Newspaper is Tinubus propaganda channel.
Useless media!
When will Tinubu appear on TV to answer questions about his life long ambition?

Jking20:
Simple fact, let call a spade a spade there's no gain saying am supporting this person because my fellow friends are supporting him. Everyone is entitled to his vote, perhaps just a single vote counts.

The 2023 election is between Peter Obi and Atiku. Tinubu is not on the ballot.

Tinubu propaganda Lagos Ibadan express way newspaper.

Mtchew

Neeeeeext!

More like Obidient terrorists.

That is a behavioural differences in man, which is not easy to tame or control, even you that is writing this post, is also tyrant, because your asserting your opinion different from the group opinion, when opinions of different groups clashes, it's breed tyranny,

mycar:
So, if they can't find anything on Obi, the next will be his supporters forgetting that you are also supporting another candidate.
People are losing it. wetin carry you go online when you knew that you can't handle the heat?

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jom28gy:
That is a behavioural differences in man, which is not easy to tame or control, even you that is writing this post, is also tyrant, because your asserting your opinion different from the group opinion, when opinions of different groups clashes, it's breed tyranny,

That's the irony of this article. The writer can't see that by generalizing a whole group and calling them tyrants without any measure of proportion, he himself has become a bully.

But I'm happy the propaganda and aim of this article is there for all to see. It's politically motivated with the aim of painting the obi-dience as toxic in order to slow the momentum.

richie240:
Lolz.....our usual noisy suspects are already confirming what the writer said.
Odinma!







Even d op wey bring d story sef (etokhana) juss confirm d tin d guy dey talk

Sharaaaap! The kingdom of God suffereth violence and only the violence taketh it by force.
This useless politicians and their stomach infrastructure followers deserve every calamity. In fact, incurable sicknesses to all politicians using food and money to buy people's vote and also to electorates selling their votes over a few naira notes.
Nigeria must be great in our lifetime and the task to reposition the country is for all and sundry.
Lastly, there are plans to setup a monitoring task force on election day, any electorate seen collecting money to sell his or her vote will collect, not just collect but will collect better 4×4 plank on the head. Enough is enough!

My name is Honourable Otunba Gbenga Tajudeen Amao Buraimoh
Reporting from Lusada/Igbęsa Ogun state.

Nation na mumu paper nah. Why must they choose Reno as an example. If Reno Ara wants to campaign for Atiku, he should comfortably campaign for Atiku. Everyday , he's always posting about Obi. Talking nonsense of how they wants to kill his 1 yr old daughter. Reno has lost it.

etokhana:


https://thenationonlineng.net/obi-dient-tyrants/
Mynd44
Lalasticlala

Noise

By their uncouthness u shall know them!

ThAGodFaThEr2:

Sharaaaap! The kingdom of God suffereth violence and only the violence taketh it by force.
This useless politicians and their stomach infrastructure followers deserve every calamity. In fact, incurable sicknesses to all politicians using food and money to buy people's vote and also to electorates selling their votes over a few naira notes.
Nigeria must be great in our lifetime and the task to reposition the country is for all and sundry.
Lastly, there are plans to setup a monitoring task force on election day, any electorate seen collecting money to sell his or her vote will collect, not just collect but will collect better 4×4 plank on the head. Enough is enough!

My name is Honourable Otunba Gbenga Tajudeen Amao Buraimoh
Reporting from Lusada/Igbęsa Ogun state.

"Otunba Gbenga Lusada" ko, "Otunba Gbenga Daniels" ni!
Nwokem, zukwanuike biko!

Those fighting Peter Obi and Datti Baba Ahmed, are fighting a lost battle.

If Tinubu newspaper like make Dem write about Obi and Baba Ahmed from now till tomorrow, it won't change anything.


It's time to rescue Nigeria from criminals. Criminals that sent soldiers to shoot at innocent protesters at Lekki toll gate. Criminals that hid palliatives from Nigerians. Tufiakwa!

richie240:
By their behaviour u shall know them!
''Otunba Gbenga Lusada" ko, "Otunba Gbenga Daniels" ni!

Nwokem, zukwanuike biko!

Mark my words, Las Las, you sef go collect wotowoto!

Nigeria must be free by HOOK or by CROOK........Allahamdullilai!

Yoruba's are too petty.

Imagine Tinubu belittling himself.

He's lost the little respect Igbo's have for him.

We'll make him vomit works he'll never believe he'll vomit.

Its not yet time.

Ma Tinubu newspaper, so I careless. Very soon they will say supporters of Obi are Boko Haram members

donjazet:


That's the irony of this article. The writer can't see that by generalizing a whole group and calling them tyrants without any measure of proportion, he himself has become a bully.

But I'm happy the propaganda and aim of this article is there for all to see. It's politically motivated with the aim of painting the obi-dience as toxic in order to slow the momentum.

,my brother, Obi-dient, is a movement, nothing can slow it's course, movement are used in developed societies to pulled down tyranny government.

Anywhere Ibo gather, chaos and tyranny usually follow.

Unlike Yoruba, guided by an etho of Omoluabi and with restraint to think before act in consideration of how others are impacted, Ibo is guided by desire to cause pain and suffering to others and so they reach out first with brutish force and venom, many times resulting in self-inflicted and irreversible disasters. To show remorse, they dump blame on their opponent for causing their suffering. On one side of the coin they are the aggressors, flip the coin and you will see they are also the victim.

After Obi's defeat in 2023 Ibo will not retreat quietly, he must blame Obi's defeat on an opponent....usually Yoruba will be blamed for betraying Obi, the South and Christianity all together. Yanminri is never at fault, others are to blame.