Pat Utomi reacts to viral video of Peter Obi supporters booing the APC at an Abuja market

Traders at Banex Plaza in Abuja’s Wuse 2 district chanted “Na Peter Obi we want” when APC members arrived to put up campaign banners for President Bola Tinubu. The video prompted mixed reactions, with some interpreting the incident as a rejection of the ruling party and others saying the traders were mainly Peter Obi’s kinsmen. Political economy professor Pat Utomi said Obi’s supporters, known as Obidients, could not be intimidated and described their energy as extraordinary. He added that Nigeria would be okay in 2027.