Abuja Rally: They are hired with N1000 each - Dino Melaye 'insults' Peter Obi’s supporters

The spokesperson for the Atiku Abubakar campaign council, Dino Melaye, has accused the Labour Party and its presidential candidate, Peter Obi for hiring thousands of people for their rally in Abuja.

Recall that recently, there was a procession held in Abuja by supporters of Peter Obi.

The 'Obidients' marched from the Unity Fountain to Moshood Abiola National Stadium.

Reacting to the rally, Melaye said, “to assemble a crowd is just to bring out money”.

He stated: “They are just two sets of people running this election. Atiku and others including the APC, LP, SDP, NNPP all of them are others in this regard.

“And I want to tell you that to assemble a crowd is just to bring out money. Mobilisation is very cheap in this country. People are hungry. If you go to Nyanya, Mararaba people were being loaded in buses from Lugbe and every part of the country to stand and say they’re supporting ... Peter Obi was in Osun. He spoke in Osun, and we saw the result of the Labour Party in Osun just 2700 votes while PDP was counting four hundred and something thousand votes ... so it’s not about the commercial mobilisation of the people.

“Nigerians are hungry. If you go to Mararaba today to say you need 5000 people with the blow of a whistle, they’ll assemble and collect their N1000 or N2000. It is not the match on the streets that will determine the votes. We’re talking of proper votes and Nigerians know that Atiku is speaking to the issues. We’re not on hype movements. I know a number of people who went for the Abuja rally and are saying we have to go and collect our own.”

BEB