Thousands March For Peter Obi In Abuja




Thousands of supporters of Labour Party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi, staged a peaceful solidarity rally in Abuja on Saturday.
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The pro-Obi supporters marched from the Unity Fountain to the Moshood Abiola National Stadium amid heavy security.
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At the rally alongside the pro-Obi supporters are officers of the Nigeria Police Force and the Federal Road Safety Corps.

Demonstrators had last week staged a peaceful rally in Ebonyi State, in Nigeria’s South-East, as well as other states across the Federation.

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