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Uproar as Obi demands over N1M in gate fees to address Nigerians

The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has faced allegations of extortion and a calculated attempt to make financial gain off his unlikely presidential run over obscene access fees demanded at venues of his diaspora tour.

A price list seen by Podium Reporters pegged entrance fee at up to $2,000 per individual, prompting allegations of deliberate extortion and elitism in which Obi is accused of targeting his campaign at Nigerians with high net worth to get them to part with their money, despite portraying himself as an ally of the ordinary Nigerian.

Recall that Obi’s diaspora tour which has seen him visit Germany and the USA was prefaced by an internal conflict in the Labour Party that resulted in the creation of multiple donation accounts, one of which was denounced by the faction loyal to the former Anambra Governor.

Sources confirmed to Podium Reporters that despite the public display of camaraderie, the Labour Party is riven by disagreement over control of party’s apparatus as migrants from the PDP led by Obi have faced stiff resistance from the existing members of the party led by longtime presidential hopeful, Prof. Pat Utomi.

The steep and exclusionary access fees charged by Obi on the tour affirms suspicion that his decision to run for President, despite lacking the broad national support required to win, was informed by a desire to make financial profits, some Nigerians have said.

Activist, Reno Omokri echoed similar sentiment in a tweet that read, “Ordinary seat = $250, VIP seat = $1000, Executive seat = $500

“Peter Obi is just a clever man that knows he will not win and wants to use this election to cash out! Look at the prices he is charging. And he says he is for the poor! If you don’t have shishi, stay away.”

Indeed, Obi’s campaign has struggled under allegations of sectionalism and violence, particularly with persisting links to IPOB, an insurrectionist group responsible for several extra-judicial killings and other acts of terror in the eastern part of the country.

The steep and exclusionary access fees charged by Obi on the tour affirms suspicion that his decision to run for President, despite lacking the broad national support required to win, was informed by a desire to make financial profits, some Nigerians have said.



All I see are ipobs doing ....

Stories

We will still vote for Peter Obi

Go and verify

Lies

Ma only you Waka come! Bad belle

Fraud of a politician

Is this all you can come up with after you’ve been paid to smear Obi? You will never get a good job because you lack skill and intelligence.

I dont understand this report. Whatever Obi is charging abroad for people to come and hear him speak, is he forcing anyone to come?

If you dont want to pay, stay at home and watch on social media

Whats the big deal here?

cicero:
Is this all you can come up with after you’ve been paid to smear Obi? [s]You will never get a good job because you lack skill and intelligence[/s]

Keep your unknown gunmen job. We create employment.

Clowns,no be only uproar na agbadoroar..what Tinubu urchin can't lie about doesn't exist...
And of course it has to be the criminal podium reporters that have been exposed severally..Druggie tinubu come and take your boy

gidgiddy:
I dont understand this report. Whatever Obi is charging abroad for people to come and hear him speak, is he forcing anyone to come?

If you dont want to pay, stay at home and watch on social media

Whats the big deal here?

Like minded robbers

By the way, this is still good news compared to the established stories around the other contender’s.

triple996:
Fraud of a politician

Arrest him if you're sure

Fools living with satan.

Peter Obi is your next president.

ObaOfYorubaLand:
Arrest him if you're sure

Fools living with satan.

Peter Obi is your next president.

In your dreams. We can't take away your abilities to dream.

Podium reporters? Agbadorite blog.

Only FOOLS believe Peter Obi is the one charging such amount. Is he the organizer?

searchng4love:
Like minded robbers

Like minded fraudster with Tinubu the imp

Seems ipob urchins are really pained here...

searchng4love:
In your dreams. We can't take away your abilities to dream.

You dont have to wait for the announcement, you can drink snipper now because Peter Obi will rule over you.

searchng4love:
Seems ipob urchins are really pained here...

Vagabond like you is the one crying over Peter Obi. Shameless urchin.

ObaOfYorubaLand:
You dont have to wait for the announcement, you can drink snipper now because Peter Obi will rule over you.

In your dreams.

If the brash albino can do it and bcum so rich as to have a £10 million (pounds) house in UK from d proceeds obtained from d 'emotionals', how much more obi!

searchng4love:


“Peter Obi is just a clever man that knows he will not win and wants to use this election to cash out! Look at the prices he is charging. And he says he is for the poor! If you don’t have shishi, stay away.”

You would go to Twitter to copy & paste what Reno Omokri posted.

Unknown gunmen don't want people to criticise Obi.

MasterJayJay:
Podium reporters? Agbadorite blog.

Only FOOLS believe Peter Obi is the one charging such amount. Is he the organizer?

When Wizkid concerts go for any amount, is Wizkid the organiser?

rusher14:
When Wizkid concerts go for any amount, is Wizkid the organiser?

Take him to court and prove he collected money from the organizer. And stop disturbing the cyberspace.

searchng4love:
Like minded robbers

You people are funny. Someone is charging people to come and hear him speak, its not by force to come, so what is the problem?

If you dont like that he is charging, stay in your house and watch it on Social media

Those that are organizing these things have to pay for Hall, refreshments and decorations and it is not cheap

If you dont want to pay to see Obi talk, stay in your house and watch it on social media like most will do

Lies from pit of hell

Magas

He is not charging anything, the organizers agree on that amount themselves to pay for logistics and the venue , nobody is forcing anybody to attend

searchng4love:
Uproar as Obi demands over N1M in gate fees to address Nigerians

The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has faced allegations of extortion and a calculated attempt to make financial gain off his unlikely presidential y.[/b]

Bunkum Journalism

Podium reporters a department of Agbado Media House that David hundeyin bursted weeks back.

Did Peter Obi organise the events? Peter Obi is an invited guest to the US events.

Obi is typical.