Written Letter to Dear Supporters of Peter Obi

Dear supporters of Peter Obi,

This piece is strictly for You.

You have a great candidate whose message resonates with majority of Nigerians. He has one of the best credentials and verifiable fine antecedents. For nobody, absolutely no person abhors good product.

Unfortunately, you, I mean most of you supporters, are his greatest albatross. Most of you de-market your fine product, inadvertently. You can make or mar him, depending on what you say or do. But the good news is that you still have a lot of time to readjust your actions.

Firstly, you have to watch Peter Obi very closely and emulate his style and the way he delivers his message. He’s focused on his good message and the things he’ll do, rather than being distracted into fruitless insults.

Secondly, Most of you are too provincial.

Your provincialism is alienating other people from buying your fine product nationally. For example, you don’t assume every Fulani or Hausa or every northern man is that local Aboki man, or a Almajiri; nor assume every Yoruba person is involved in Pa Tinubu's hegemony. You don’t assume Northerners or Westerners don’t know good products that’ll work for them. That’s why you keep saying; Hausa people, Yoruba people everywhere.

You need to eschew your primordial hate and thinking first, then develop some broader world view by seeing everyone as Nigerians only. You can conquer those suspicions that most of you just want to use Obi to achieve some separatist agenda, by the kind of things you say.

Everybody loves to be loved. North and West, people are more inclined to work with people who truly love them and express love.

Most educated northerners still control the opinions and actions of the vast majority of their locals. Therefore it’s your duty to make them feel welcomed, appreciated and protected too. For if they feel safe with you, and trust you, they can go extra miles for you.

I have most of my friends from the North and I know as a fact, they are most reliable people you can ever imagine, especially when they trust you.

You must begin to win their trust from today.

Stop referring to people as "these Hausa people"... "these Calabar people"... "these Yoruba people"... etc. For such can never win the trust and confidence of others.

Many northerners and people from the West are literally tired of these Pa Atiku and Pa Tinubu. You just need to convince them you have better alternative in Obi.

Dear Obi supporters,

Kindly remove those IPOB insignia on your profiles. For they portray you as secessionists, and not as one that’s advancing the course of Nigeria.

If truly you desire Peter Obi to win, you must do everything necessary to help him succeed. He is not, and can never be the only person to spread all his messages. The bulk of the job is on you.

You must build confidence and trust in other parts of Nigeria for an Obi to succeed.

Written By: 

Barr. Azubuike Ihemeje