“My own dear brother Femi, I saw what he tweeted and I said, no, that is not what the society needs,” Mr Obi said in a short video that appeared to have been shot at Femi’s residence.
“We need a campaign based on issues that affect Nigeria. That is what I came here to do,” Mr Obi said.
Social media was awash last week after Femi expressed his reservation over the presidential ambition of Mr Obi and described his supporters who tag themselves ‘Obidients’ as “zombies”, during a live performance at the Afrikan Shrine.
He later issued a rebuttal to say he didn’t meant to insult Mr Obi’s fans but he was “too angry” with the Nigerian situation to be “Obidient”.
The rebuttal notwithstanding, many Obidients took exception to his views and castigated him vigorously online.
Femi in another video later claimed that his life and that of his family was being threatened by an unknown person who also vowed to burn the Shrine.
Mr Obi has often distanced his 2023 presidential campaign and supporters from violence and has attributed online bullying to fifth columnists sponsored by opposition to taint him.
REACTIONS
Reactions have trailed the surprise visit of the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, to Afrobeats musician, Femi Kuti at his residence in Lagos state.
Naija News earlier reported that the former Governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi, had visited Kuti on Wednesday with popular Nigerian singer, Charles Oputa, also known as Charly Boy.
This is coming days after Kuti expressed disdain for Obi’s supporters, insisting they are a group of slavish characters who, like zombies, are incapable of thinking for themselves and making their own decision.
According to Kuti, he was too angry and depressed over the situation of the country to be ‘Obidient’.
Femi said: “You know what obedience means? Stand up, sit down, sit there — zombie “How can you be Obidient in this chaos? I am not Obidient. Tell me, at 60, why am I Obidient? You said I should be Obidient, sit down, be peaceful.”
He, however, made a video clarifying the air about his statement, saying he was misquoted and he never described the supporters of the LP presidential candidate as ”zombies”.
Shortly after the controversy, the LP presidential candidate visited the iconic singer at the Afrika shrine in Lagos.
Below are some of the reactions:
@tobeokoli wrote; ”If it was any of those other old ass candidates now, you’ll see 17 Prado jeeps and 30 men trying to open the car door for them. #peterobiforpresident2023.”
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