2023 Polls: Buhari’s Top Aide Reacts to Picture of Peter Obi Praying, Reveals Nigeria’s Next President

2023 Polls: Buhari’s Top Aide Reacts to Picture of Peter Obi Praying, Reveals Nigeria’s Next President

  • An aide of President Muhammadu Buhari has revealed his preferred presidential candidate
  • While reacting to a picture of Peter Obi praying, Bashir Ahmad said that Allah would answer Obi's prayers by making Tinubu Nigeria's next president
  • This statement of the president's aide did not go down well with some netizens who are strong supporters of Obi, the Obidients

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President Muhammadu Buhari's top aide has revealed who will emerge as Nigeria's next president.

In a statement shared on his Twitter Page, on Monday, February 6th, sighted by Legit.ng, Bashir Ahmad while reacting to the picture of Peter Obi praying, said God will answer the Labour Party flagbearer's prayers and Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress will emerge as Nigeria's next president.

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President Muhammadu Buhari, Nigeria's next president, Bashir Ahmad, Labour Party flagbearer, Bola Tinubu, APC, Peter Obi
Buhari's top aide blasts Peter Obi, says Tinubu will emerge Nigeria's next president. Photo credit: Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Mr. Peter Obi
Source: Facebook

Nigeria's next president revealed

The Special Assistant on Digital Communications to President Buhari and Deputy Director, Special Media Projects/New Media, APC Presidential Campaign Council (PCC), tweeted:

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"May Almighty Allah accept your prayers to give us Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu as our next President, Peter. Ameeen! "

Nigerians react

This sure did not go down well with Nigerians who are in support of Peter Obi's presidency, they reacted to the development.

@Isidore0001 tweeted:

"Thank you dear Bashir, for telling the world that @PeterObi isn't a religious bigot but a good man who will govern Nigeria well and not show bias towards any religion or tribe unlike one Muhammadu Buhari @MBuhari the father of nepotism."

@DrealAlexx tweeted:

"Peter Obi is top tier !!!

@paulnyeso tweeted:

"Youths in politics tomorrow is now."

@superman14141 tweeted:

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"Bashir Ahmad's daily schedule:
"Wake up by 8 am daily to admire Peter Obi's pictures.
"Dear Bashir, Just be patient because you would hang his picture as the GCFR pretty soon. ✍️

@BIworiso tweeted:

"Speaking life into existence. Amen."

Presidency: “Bullion Vans Must Not Determine Election Result,” Atiku Tells Nigerians

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, on Sunday, February 5th, urged Nigerians not to allow the results of the 2023 presidential election to be determined by “bullion vans.”

The former vice-president urged Nigerians to channel their frustrations accrued from the scarcity of naira and fuel to vote out the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) while taking a swipe at the party's flagbearer, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu.

Speaking further, Atiku commended the apex bank and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on the work done to curtail individuals who hoard the newly designed naira, The Punch reported.

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Atiku, Tinubu, Obi: El-Rufai reveals presidential candidates who “are a joke”, says why

Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna state posited that some presidential candidates in the 2023 election are nothing but "a joke".

El-Rufai made the position while appearing on the Channels Television programme, Sunrise Daily on Wednesday, February 1.

Some of the leading presidential candidates in the 2023 election are Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congres (APC), his counterpart in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Labour Party's Peter Obi.

Source: Legit.ng

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Esther Odili (Politics and Current Affairs Editor) Esther Odili is a journalist and a Politics/Current Affairs Editor at Legit.ng with 6+ years of experience. She Holds OND and HND in Mass Communication from the Nigerian Institue of Journalism (NIJ), where she was recognized as the best student in print journalism in 2018. Before joining Legit.ng, Esther has worked with other reputable media houses, such as the New Telegraph newspaper and Galaxy Television. In 2024, Esther obtained a certificate in advanced digital reporting from the Google News Initiative. Email: esther.odili@corp.legit.ng.