"Tinubu Can’t Be Sworn In": Peter Obi's Supporter Shouts in Viral Video, Delays Ibom Flight

"Tinubu Can’t Be Sworn In": Peter Obi's Supporter Shouts in Viral Video, Delays Ibom Flight

  • A Nigerian man has been bundled out of the Ibom Airline after shouting in the commercial airline that Bola Tinubu, the president-elect, must not be sworn-in
  • The man was suspected to be Peter Obi's supporter as he was seen shouting that Obidients could see how he was being treated while he claimed he was a PhD holder
  • Some of the passengers posited that he was a threat and should be taken off the flight, while others were telling him to go to court and challenge the outcome of the poll in court

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A Nigerian has been seen in a viral video protesting against the swearing-in of Bola Tinubu, the president-elect, scheduled to hold on May 29.

The man in the video reportedly delayed the take-off of the Ibom Flight from Abuja to Lagos for over an hour, claiming that Bola Tinubu did not win the February 25 presidential election. He claimed he is a PhD.

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Details of man that says Tinubu must not be sworn in in viral video

Other people on the flight were heard saying he was a flight risk and needed to be taken off the plane, while others and asking him to challenge the outcome of the poll in court if truly Tinubu was not the actual winner.

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On Wednesday, March 1, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared Bola Tinubu, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), was declared the winner of the poll.

The Nigerian man, who is suspected to be Peter Obi's supporter, was shouting, "Obidient, can you see". The supporters of Peter Obi are often referred to as Obidients.

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Peter Obi, who came distance third in the February 25 presidential election, had once claimed that he won the election, and his supporters have on several occasions acted upon his statement.

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Tinubu was declared the winner of the election after gathering over 8 million votes to defeat his closest rivals, including Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Obi, who contested under the platform of the Labour Party.

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Bada Yusuf (Politics and Current Affairs Editor) Yusuf Amoo Bada is an accomplished writer with 7 years of experience in journalism and writing, he is also politics and current affairs editor with Legit.ng. He holds B.A in Literature from OAU, and Diploma in Mass Comm. He has obtained certificates in Advance Digital Reporting, News Lab workshop, Journalism AI Discovery. He previously worked as Editor with OperaNews. Legit’s Best Editor of the Year for Politics and Current Affairs Desk (2023). Contact: bada.yusuf.amoo@corp.legit.ng