Former Anambra governor and businessman, Peter Obi might emerge Nigeria’s next President if Nigerian twitter was to decide for the coming 2023 presidential election.
This is because the businessman has maintained the number one spot on Nigeria trends on twitter with the #PeterObi for three days straight now.
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The hashtag has generated over 70,000 tweets from Nigerians who share their views about his presidential ambition.
Following his recent conditional declaration for the 2023 presidency, the 2019 vice presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is gaining wide support from Nigerians
Prior to this, Obi had tweeted: “Yes, I will step into the field to contest for the opportunity to serve this great country as President if my party, the PDP, zones the ticket to the south. But if it is thrown open, Nigerians will also hear from me.”
Yes, I will step into the field to contest for the opportunity to serve this great country as President if my party, the @OfficialPDPNig, zones the ticket to the south. But if it is thrown open, Nigerians will also hear from me. -PO
— Peter Obi (@PeterObi) January 31, 2022
The tweet has since generated about 15,000 retweets, 40,000 likes and over 3,000 comments, with a large percentage of those who reacted to the declaration pledging their support for Obi.
Seun Onigbinde, the co-founder and CEO of BudgIT, had voiced his support for Obi and urged Nigerians to crowdfund N10 billion for his presidential ambition.
“A N10bn GoFundMe for Peter Obi will be great starter for those who want crowdsource Nigeria’s next leader. This will change the dynamics with the space hijacked by moneybags,” the data analyst tweeted on Tuesday.
Other social media users have these to say:
@agurummadujo– “Peter Obi is a detribalised man. It is equal opportunity for all. No nepotism. He is an igbo man by birth, you can’t change that. I ask you, what is your personal fear about Peter Obi running for president? Give him a chance to clear your misconceptions”