BREAKING: Supporters of Peter Obi, ‘Obidients resist police, stage rally at Lekki

Thousands of supporters of the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) Peter Obi are presently maintaining a rally at the Lekki toll gate in defiance to the Police directive.

Many of the supporters had been viewed in mass numbers as they marched at the Lekki-Epe Expressway, chanting ‘Obi! Obidient!’

A supporter @Nkemchor shared pictures from the event, pronouncing that police should not stop them.

“The police presence at Lekki did not cease youths from gathering. Very proud of this generation. If Lekki is your route be a part of them!”

Video from another support posted on twitter

#4MillionMarch4PeterObi #LekkiRally #LagosRally if you didn't make it to the rally, retweet anything #ObidientLagosRally #OBi the police pic.twitter.com/5eV2GWMVSd

— A. Matthew (@awogormatthew) October 1, 2022

Another supporter @eklepatience additionally tweeted, “All we prefer is a authentic leader that’s prepared to serve Nigerians we’re no longer asking for too much nah, just give us Peter Obi. Festac Lagos is Obidient.”

DAILY POST said that the Lagos State Police Command on Friday issued a directive towards organising any structure of rallies at the Lekki Toll gate, referencing the subsisting court docket order that prohibited it.

There are warning signs that the rally keeping concurrently in different components of Lagos, like Festac town, Surulere and the National Stadium.