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Nigeria’s Democracy Day celebrations took a contentious turn today as political commentator and former PDP governorship aspirant Segun Showunmi launched a scathing attack on Labour Party leader Peter Obi via a post on X. The post, timestamped 18:25 UTC, criticized Obi’s recent remarks questioning the state of Nigerian democracy, igniting a firestorm of reactions on social media.

Showunmi’s tweet reacting to Peter Obi’s quote posted by X Ayekooto (@DeeOneAyekooto) stating, “There’s nothing good about Nigeria’s democracy,” accused Obi of undermining the nation’s democratic progress. He wrote,

“Someone collects ideas from men normal for your eyes. My friend @PeterObi will you keep quiet, if it were military you would have either left the country or been silenced with your rubbish talk about the country.

Do you have any idea what democracy costs? RIP Heroes.” The post is said to reference the historical context of military rule, which suppressed dissent, notably during the annulment of the 1993 election won by Moshood Abiola, now commemorated on June 12.

Honestly someone got to shut him up, if democracy is not working or nothing good is working in Nigeria, then I challenge him to relocate to Niger, Mali or Burkina Faso and then gather the press and run down those countries like he usually do in Nigeria. Then let's see if he will come back to Nigeria on his two legs or half a leg.

Putindbutt:
Honestly someone got to shut him up, if democracy is not working or nothing good is working in Nigeria, then I challenge him to relocate to Niger, Mali or Burkina Faso and then gather the press and run down those countries like he usually do in Nigeria. Then let's see if he will come back to Nigeria on his two legs or half a leg.

Challenge him?
Hmm.. Smh
where & how the hell are u people getting this online audacity.. , because am sure u can't say this to his face...

So...

Now, they don't reason alike anymore. Things have fallen apart. Let other people judge the comments from both of them.

Putindbutt:
Honestly someone got to shut him up, if democracy is not working or nothing good is working in Nigeria, then I challenge him to relocate to Niger, Mali or Burkina Faso and then gather the press and run down those countries like he usually do in Nigeria. Then let's see if he will come back to Nigeria on his two legs or half a leg.

Or better still, to Bangladesh, his home country.

OBI is just looking for media attention by fire by force 😆

Putindbutt:
Honestly someone got to shut him up, if democracy is not working or nothing good is working in Nigeria, then I challenge him to relocate to Niger, Mali or Burkina Faso and then gather the press and run down those countries like he usually do in Nigeria. Then let's see if he will come back to Nigeria on his two legs or half a leg.

Go and shut him up! The country is in a mess and we have a criminal masquerading as a President. Tinubu is worse than Buhari and you cant do anything about it.

Sowunmi don't start work o
Congratulations to him

Obi is now a nuisance. He really needs help. He is behaving irrationally

Lutherblaq:


Challenge him?
Hmm.. Smh
where & how the hell are u people getting this online audacity.. , because am sure u can't say this to his face...

So...

MKPUOGALIGA:


Go and shut him up! The country is in a mess and we have a criminal masquerading as a President. Tinubu is worse than Buhari and you cant do anything about it.

Shebi una dey do challenge on Twitter. Make Obi enter our neigbouring country here in Niger Republic and sit before the media dey talk wetin him dey talk here, shebi democracy is not working here, let him enter those military led countries and address the media. Shebi he went back home safely after running down the country, let's see if he will be escorted back to Nigeria with drums and trumpets in those military led countries.

There's nothing good yet you're one of the biggest sole importer in the country, fidelity bank in which you have 10% is declaring profits, yet nothing is working.. I have seen people lose presidential election but this one here is not normal. Mr Segun has even said it, there is a mad man somewhere whispering into his ears.


-Kiss the truth!

Babablu bulabu.

Tinubu removed Fubara, an elected governor and Obi is telling you that your democracy is a scam.

TimeManager:
There's nothing good yet you're one of the biggest sole importer in the country, fidelity bank in which you have 10% is declaring profits, yet nothing is working.. I have seen people lose presidential election but this one here is not normal. Mr Segun has even said it, there is a mad man somewhere whispering into his ears.


-Kiss the truth!

This one can't read. Always kissing ignorance.

Obi didn't say 'There is nothing good about Nigeria'. He said 'There is nothing good about Nigeria's Democracy'.

I doubt if you can tell the difference between the two.

Mschew

Now na Twitter posts dem wan dey use make propaganda against Peter Obi

These pipo ehnn . . .

surgical:
Sowunmi don't start work o
Congratulations to him

It seems he is bankrolling himself for now untill he has proven his worthiness

jmoore:


This one can't read. Always kissing ignorance.

Obi didn't say 'There is nothing good about Nigeria'. He said 'There is nothing good about Nigeria's Democracy'.

I doubt if you can tell the difference between the two.

Why will he say such. This Obi sef too dey overtalk. If Nigeria democracy isn't good, you think he will be allowed to keep addressing media?

Mr Obi talks too much. He should be strategic!

Noblechykk:

It seems he is bankrolling himself for now untill he has proven his worthiness

see as you finish the shameless man,you get bad mouth whalai

surgical:
Sowunmi don't start work o
Congratulations to him

You get it. he met with Baba sope on Monday and received his alert. Now work don start.

Peter Obi is already casted. Everyone is just using him to rub like aboniki balm

helinues:
Peter Obi is already casted. Everyone is just using him to rub like aboniki balm

Na still una go carry him next news come post for NL

jmoore:


This one can't read. Always kissing ignorance.

Obi didn't say 'There is nothing good about Nigeria'. He said 'There is nothing good about Nigeria's Democracy'.

I doubt if you can tell the difference between the two.

Peter Obi the last man standing, you guys are hell bent in sending him to political oblivion like you sent the people before him

SeeWahala:


Na still una go carry him next news come post for NL

Carrying his news to burst his lies. We are not going to allow him to continue with the lambas

helinues:


Peter Obi the last man standing, you guys are hell bent in sending him to political oblivion like you sent the people before him

Tinubu and his babablu wants to send Nigeria into oblivion with their bad governance.

jmoore:


This one can't read. Always kissing ignorance.

Obi didn't say 'There is nothing good about Nigeria'. He said 'There is nothing good about Nigeria's Democracy'.

I doubt if you can tell the difference between the two.

The same democracy that gave him 6million plus vote without him having structure and governor. The same democracy that gave him the opportunity to present his case in court but refused to provide numbers to prove his case?

So until when democracy give first to the person that came third is when he will agree that democracy is working?

Make Una go sit down Abeg, Una no get point.

Let him go to Mali and Niger to try these things, I want to check something.

Obi and obidafts are the same. E get reason why they are called Obidafts 😀😀😀

Themanleshey:


The same democracy that gave him 6million plus vote without him having structure and governor. The same democracy that gave him the opportunity to present his case in court but refused to provide numbers to prove his case?

So until when democracy give first to the person that came third is when he will agree that democracy is working?

Make Una go sit down Abeg, Una no get point.

Let him go to Mali and Niger to try these things, I want to check something.

Babablu bulabu. Was Obi talking about the elections?


Tinubulators have been employed to suppress criticism of Tinubu's government.

Obi was in bed with Abacha when our heroes were fighting, some losing all they had, family brutally murdered just to make sure democracy returned to Nigeria.. so how will such a man understand what true democracy is?
He has painted falsehood of what democracy should look like in his head while neglecting the peace and press freedom that is gradually returning to Nigeria under PBAT led istration.

There is a reason people are getting drawn to PBAT and there is a reason the EluuP fake messiah keeps attracting hatred to himself.