After eight years of Buhari’s presidency, Nigeria is preparing to elect a new leader on Saturday 25 March. Beyond the two main candidates, Bola Tinubu and Atiku Abubakar, from the two largest political parties in the country, Peter Obi is the third man. Some analysts believe he has no chance. Others think that the enthusiasm of part of the youth around his candidacy opens up the field of possibilities. Why not a second round? Its supporters, the “obidients”, organized several marches on Saturday February 18 in different cities, notably in Abuja, the federal capital.
With our special correspondent in Abuja, Amelie Tulet
On foot, on motorbikes or perched on vehicles, supporters of Peter Obi take Adetokumbo Ademola Avenue in the Wuse 2 district of Abuja. For Barack Lawrence, Peter Obi showed that he was a good manager when he was governor of Anambra, in southeastern Nigeria:
” He led a state that was bankrupt, a state that had nothing, he changed things in a state he governed for eight years. We have seen it. We know he can do it. We want a new Nigeria and we believe that with Peter Obi, Nigeria can be better. »
“A new Nigeria is possible” is the slogan on Albert Mandou’s t-shirt. ” Because we gave the PDP people a second chance, they failed. We gave the APC a chance once, then a second time, they failed. We can’t give them another chance, we tried. Now we need something else and we hope it will be the right one “, Explains this support of the candidate.
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A Peter Obi flag cupped on the forehead, Eze Peace Amaka is preparing to vote for the first time, Saturday February 25: “ We have seen that our previous leaders did not have the concerns of the people, of the masses, at heart. This time, Nigerians are going to take back Nigeria from those politicians who have impoverished us, who have increased hunger and unemployment. We are taking back Nigeria and Nigeria will be a great country again, that is why we are voting Labor! »
Without the apparatus of the major parties, the candidate Peter Obi relied on social networks to mobilize his “obidient” movement. He communicates with the hashtag (hashtag) #NowOrNever, that is to say “Now or never”.
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