Joe Igbokwe, the Special Adviser to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Drainage and Water Resources, found himself at the center of a social media storm recently when a photo of him attempting to take a selfie with Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 general elections, surfaced online.
This encounter took place during the historic unification event of the Nnewi Community in Lagos, which the LP candidate attended on Sunday.
Peter Obi, taking to the microblogging platform [insert platform name], highlighted the long-standing disunity within the Nnewi Community in Lagos, dating back to 1982. Notably, among the attendees at this significant gathering was Joe Igbokwe, a prominent member of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and a vocal critic of the LP candidate. The photograph shows Igbokwe eagerly capturing a moment with Peter Obi, a gesture that has sparked a flurry of reactions from Nigerians on social media.
Reactions from Nigerians:
- sir_kelvin_chika commented, "That was Nnewi new yam festival yesterday in Lagos.
- jnonuchukwu expressed their disapproval, stating, "Shameless man with zero integrity."
- buike_pat seemed to suggest a change of heart, "After blackmailing him? Obi is a rare gem."
- ngoziadigwe went a step further, saying, "Obi is his role model."
- akubuezegideon pointed out the apparent contradiction, "After criticizing him, he's back to him. Fear this mad man."
- ifunanyapam simply stated, "This man is so shameless."
The viral photograph has certainly triggered mixed sentiments within the Nigerian online community, with some praising the unification efforts and others questioning the integrity of political figures taking selfies with those they publicly criticize.
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