Bashir Ahmad, a former aide to ex-President Muhammadu Buhari, has taunted the 2023 presidential candidate of Labour Party, Peter Obi, following his breaking of Ramadan fast with the Muslim faithful in Nasarawa state on Monday.
A video surfaced on social media where Obi sat in a mosque to have Iftar (the meal eaten by Muslims to break their fast after sunset every day during Ramadan).
Describing the action, the former Anambra governor, wrote on his X account in a series of tweets that it was an opportunity for him “to perform a scared duty in line with the Ramadan season.”
“I had the honour of travelling to Lafia in Nasarawa state, where I had the privilege of meeting with the Emir of Lafia, Honorable Justice Sidi Bage Muhammad JSC Rtd, a very revered, leader and also extended my courtesy to Governor Abdullahi Sule.”
“This visit was more than a mere formality, it was a genuine expression of my deep respect and unwavering solidarity with the community,” Obi wrote.
Reacting to the gesture on X, Ahmad said Obi was engaging in acting many scripts, questioning why he did not join Muslims to break Ramadan fast when he was governor for eight years in Anambra.
Ahmad said the former governor travelled to Lafia, the Nasarawa capital, to break fast when he could have done it in his home state, criticising him that he has started paying politics because of 2027 general elections.
The former presidential aide wrote, “Peter Obi loves dramas; he would have to act in many scripts from now to 2027 and still end up producing an unsellable movie in the ballot boxes. I just watched his latest hit, his visit to a mosque in Nyaya where he joined Muslims during their breaking of the Ramadan fast.”
“For eight years as a governor, Obi didn’t deem it fit to break fast with Muslims in Anambra even years after leaving office. 2027 politics is in the offing,” he added.
Meanwhile, Obi’s action has continued to generate mixed reactions among Nigerians as some people commended him for displaying love and tolerance, while some labelled the action as an eye service.
