{"id":155281,"date":"2025-03-15T14:55:26","date_gmt":"2025-03-15T13:55:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/peter-obis-unannounced-visit-to-bauchi-unsettles-obidients-movement"},"modified":"2025-03-26T23:42:53","modified_gmt":"2025-03-26T22:42:53","slug":"peter-obis-unannounced-visit-to-bauchi-unsettles-obidients-movement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/peter-obis-unannounced-visit-to-bauchi-unsettles-obidients-movement","title":{"rendered":"Peter Obi\u2019s unannounced visit to Bauchi unsettles Obidients Movement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The recent visit of Labour Party\u2019s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, to Bauchi State without prior consultation with the local Obidients\u2019 Movement has unsettled members of the group.<\/p>\n<p>Chairman of the ObiDatti Coalition in Bauchi State, Elder Abel Musa, in an interview with journalists in Bauchi on Monday, noted that the \u2018oversight\u2019 undermines the collective efforts of the Movement before, during and after the 2023 elections, as well as their ongoing initiatives aimed at improving Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, such actions risk discouraging a movement that has emerged in response to critical issues, including maladministration, insecurity, infrastructure deficits, and the rising cost of living.<\/p>\n<p>He also noted that the claim of Obi\u2019s visit being purely private is misleading, as it was broadcast live on social media and covered by mainstream media, including a question-and-answer session.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFeeling sidelined during the visit is unfortunate and provocative for our members, \u201cMusa stated.<\/p>\n<p>He however commended the maturity of all coordinators and stakeholders for calming any frayed nerves and reinforcing the belief that a New Nigeria is possible.<\/p>\n<p>He appealed to all Obidients to remain focused and consistent in upholding their values and enduring sacrifices.<\/p>\n<p>Musa also urged Peter Obi and his team to reconsider their approach and involve the Obidient Movement in future activities across various states, stating that such collaboration is vital to rekindling the enthusiasm that seems to be waning due to recent actions and inactions.<\/p>\n<p>Recall that Peter Obi was in Bauchi a few days ago for a closed-door discussion with Bauchi State Governor and Chairman of the PDP Governors Forum, Senator Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed.<\/p>\n<p>The two political leaders indicated they are seeking mutual grounds on how to navigate the 2027 General elections.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. The recent visit of Labour Party\u2019s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, to Bauchi State without prior consultation with the local Obidients\u2019 Movement has unsettled members of the group. Chairman of the ObiDatti Coalition in Bauchi State, Elder Abel Musa, in an interview with journalists in Bauchi on Monday, noted that the \u2018oversight\u2019 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":155280,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,14],"tags":[463,254,222],"class_list":["post-155281","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-policy","tag-bauchi","tag-nigeria","tag-peter-obi"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Peter Obi\u2019s unannounced visit to Bauchi unsettles Obidients Movement - Nigeria<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The recent visit of Labour Party\u2019s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, to Bauchi State without prior consultation wi ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/peter-obis-unannounced-visit-to-bauchi-unsettles-obidients-movement\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Peter Obi\u2019s unannounced visit to Bauchi unsettles Obidients Movement\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The recent visit of Labour Party\u2019s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, to Bauchi State without prior consultation wi ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/peter-obis-unannounced-visit-to-bauchi-unsettles-obidients-movement\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Nigeria\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-03-15T13:55:26+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-03-26T22:42:53+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2025\/03\/sm_1742038711.12815.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"800\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"600\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/peter-obis-unannounced-visit-to-bauchi-unsettles-obidients-movement#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/peter-obis-unannounced-visit-to-bauchi-unsettles-obidients-movement\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"Peter Obi\u2019s unannounced visit to Bauchi unsettles Obidients Movement\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-03-15T13:55:26+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-03-26T22:42:53+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/peter-obis-unannounced-visit-to-bauchi-unsettles-obidients-movement\"},\"wordCount\":304,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/peter-obis-unannounced-visit-to-bauchi-unsettles-obidients-movement#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2025\/03\/sm_1742038711.12815.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Bauchi\",\"Nigeria\",\"Peter Obi\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"Policy\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/peter-obis-unannounced-visit-to-bauchi-unsettles-obidients-movement#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/peter-obis-unannounced-visit-to-bauchi-unsettles-obidients-movement\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/peter-obis-unannounced-visit-to-bauchi-unsettles-obidients-movement\",\"name\":\"Peter Obi\u2019s unannounced visit to Bauchi unsettles Obidients Movement - 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