The Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore has rejected the candidacy of Mr. Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, saying that if he wins, his government will not favour the Fulani nation in Nigeria.
The group described Obi as a “tribal bigot who represents the Biafran interest”, stressing that it has instructed every Fulani in the country not to vote for the LP standard bearer.
The National Secretary-General of the Fulani socio-cultural group, Mr Saleh Ahassan, in an interview with Punch Newspaper, noted that as far as Miyetti Allah was concerned, Obi was out of the options of persons to be voted for in the forthcoming elections.
“As far as we are concerned, we know those we cannot vote for. You see that they call Obi or OBIdient, any Fulani man who votes for him must be questioned because he may not be a true son of the soil.
“Obi represents the Biafran interest. So, we know those we cannot vote for and those that cannot be president of Nigeria. He is a tribal bigot,” he stressed.
Alhassan also stated that when Obi was the governor of Anambra State, he “destroyed the businesses of northerners and chased plenty Hausa and Fulani people from entering Anambra”.