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A video circulating widely on social media shows a large crowd at an event featuring All Progressives Congress (APC) banners and imagery of President Bola Tinubu shifting into sustained chants for opposition figure Peter Obi.
The clip shows hundreds of people gathered on a roadway beneath an overpass. APC-style banners displaying Tinubu and other party figures hang prominently above the crowd. Participants wave, raise their hands, hold phones aloft, and move energetically under a clear sky, with some wearing green attire associated with various political movements.
The original post described the scene as an APC campaign directors’ rally for Tinubu that the crowd “said nah and turned it into a full Peter Obi takeover.” Similar posts claimed attendees repeatedly shouted “Peter Obi” and references to the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), the platform under which Obi is contesting the 2027 presidential election, rather than supporting the incumbent. One account alleged a live band played an “Obi Kererenke” chant. The video itself, roughly 24 seconds long, shows the scale of the gathering and visible party branding but does not include clearly transcribed audio of specific slogans in available frame analysis.
As of October 21, the footage had drawn significant engagement, with the original post exceeding 400,000 views and thousands of likes and reposts. Commenters framed it as evidence of grassroots preference for Obi amid economic pressures and as a response to reported restrictions on opposition billboard advertising. Supporters of the opposition portrayed it as organic public sentiment that party organisers could not control.
The clip emerged days after President Tinubu inaugurated the APC Presidential Campaign Council in Abuja on October 14–15, 2026. That ceremony featured senior party figures, governors, and some politicians from other parties pledging support for Tinubu’s re-election bid ahead of the 2027 polls. The formal nationwide campaign kick-off had been flagged for later in October.
Peter Obi, the former Anambra State governor and 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate who has since aligned with the NDC, has positioned himself as a leading opposition voice criticising the Tinubu administration’s economic record and calling for greater accountability. APC officials have previously dismissed aspects of Obi’s claims about the 2023 election and his policy prescriptions. Neither the APC nor Obi’s camp has issued an immediate official statement specifically addressing this particular video at the time of writing.
The episode underscores the charged atmosphere as Nigeria moves toward the 2027 general elections. Social media continues to amplify unfiltered moments from political gatherings, sometimes outpacing traditional verification.
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