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Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>With less than 60 days to the presidential election, the National Director of Publicity of the Northern Elders Forum, NEF, Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, has warned that supporters of the Labour Party, LP, presidential candidate, Peter Obi might de-market him.<\/p>\n

Baba-Ahmed warned that Obi\u2019s supporters might frustrate election in the Southeast where he is \u201cstrongest.\u201d<\/p>\n

He urged Obi\u2019s supporters to reduce the level of violence in the Southeast because it might not favour their candidate during the presidential election.<\/p>\n

Baba-Ahmed issued the caution while reacting to a Twitter user who wrote: \u201cIf Obi gets involved in negotiating IPOB then people will still say he is their sponsor.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe can\u2019t take power from PDAPC by being passive or singing cumbaya, we need to be aggressive & I personally think we\u2019ve not been as aggressive as we ought to considering what happened.\u201d<\/p>\n

Reacting, Baba-Ahmed tweeted: \u201cSupporters of Obi should help him lower level of violence in East. They are human beings doing this. They are de-marketing him, creating the impression that he has serious local opposition. They could frustrate election where he is strongest.<\/p>\n

\u201cNow I am convinced YOU did not read the material. There were many reasons mentioned behind the violence in the SE. Obi will be the biggest beneficiary behind a more peaceful election.<\/p>\n

\u201cParrallels btw SE & N do not make the problems easier. Are supporters waiting for Obi to have peace?<\/p>\n

\u201cA lot of it. Insisting on parralles with 2015 and 2019 will hurt Obi more than others. His supporters are standing by tradition to see him President, waving the magic wand.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was hard on everyone but cannot comment on Obi\u2019s challenges. There are some who see opposition in everything said.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Nigeria. With less than 60 days to the presidential election, the National Director of Publicity of the Northern Elders Forum, NEF, Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, has warned that supporters of the Labour Party, LP, presidential candidate, Peter Obi might de-market him. 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