Obi loses calm, calls Melaye out at Arise debate

The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, lost his gentlemanly calm on Sunday and lashed out at the spokesperson for the Peoples Democratic Party presidential campaign council, Dino Melaye.

This happened at the presidential town hall Series in Abuja on Sunday, organised by the Centre for Democracy and Development and Arise Television.

The trouble began after Melaye reportedly called an attendee of the meeting ‘Obi people,’ saying “Obi people, na wa o.”

On hearing the words of the former lawmaker, Peter Obi snapped, “Stop that Dino! Why are you always calling me? I won’t take that. This man is from the ANPP: Why are you calling him Obi people?”

Dino feigned ignorance but Obi insisted that he would not condone such behaviour.

He told Melaye, “Stop that, I have taken enough from you here. Why are you always calling me?”

Other candidates present at the debate included the presidential candidates of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, Rabiu Kwankwaso; Governor Ifeanyi Okowa, who represented Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party, and Kola Abiola of the Peoples Redemption Party.