Supporters of Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), were on Sunday urged to be tolerant of other viewpoints.
The LP standard bearer and former governor of Anambra State, who made the appeal in a post via his verified Twitter handle, said he understood the level of frustration among the people, but urged his supporters to express their opinions with “grace”.
The development came days after Poju Oyemade, senior pastor of Covenant Christian Centre, faced fierce criticism from supporters of Obi over his social media post.
Oyemade had advised youths not to waste their enthusiasm on a “poorly planned project”.
Although the clergyman did not mention any name, his advice was seen as an attack on the youth movement of Obi.
In a series of tweets, Obi also advised supporters to channel their energy positively and be open to future collaborations.
Read the post: “I sincerely thank my supporters for believing in me and my commitment to building a united, secure and well-functioning Nigeria.
“However, I appeal once more that we should be tolerant of other people’s views, dissent and divergent opinions & possibly learn from them.
“While the frustration and anger in the country is understandable, we must strive to channel that energy positively in ways that will earn the support and collaboration of others.
“Even as our message continues to gain broad acceptance, there are some we still need to work to convince. In expressing ourselves, we should do so with grace so as not to precipitately shut doors to future collaborations on sustainable nation-building”.
