{"id":99860,"date":"2022-10-01T16:25:40","date_gmt":"2022-10-01T15:25:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=99860"},"modified":"2022-10-01T16:25:40","modified_gmt":"2022-10-01T15:25:40","slug":"asaba-one-million-man-march-for-obi-disrupts-independence-celebration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/asaba-one-million-man-march-for-obi-disrupts-independence-celebration\/","title":{"rendered":"Asaba: One-million-man march for Obi disrupts independence celebration"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Presidential candidate, Mr Peter Obi, on Saturday, embarked on a one-million-man march that disrupted the 62nd\u00a0 Independence Day celebration in Asaba, the state capital.<\/p>\n<p>The unprecedented and intimidating crowd that marched from the Inter-bus roundabout along Nnbisi road, kept increasing as they shut down the city for over seven hours.<\/p>\n<p>Our correspondent observed the passion-driven youths came out from different communities of Delta North Local Government Area around 8 am to\u00a0embark on the one-million-man march in Asaba.<\/p>\n<p>One of the Obi\u2019s supporters during the march, Mr Donatus Ebere who spoke to the press said that what the group witnessed was more than a one-million-march.<\/p><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">He said, \u201cWe are having one-million-march in solidarity with Peter Obi but what we saw today is no longer one million. You see that the crowd here is about two million.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n\u201cBefore we chose between two evils. Now, we have Peter Obi over the two evils. So, in 2023, the youths will massively vote for Obi.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He said that the one-million-march would be translated into one million PVCs in Asaba, urging supporters to ensure they get their PVCs so that the one-million-march will not be in vain.<\/p>\n<p>However, addressing scanty independence attendees, Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State, said there was a need to celebrate our freedom.<\/p>\n<p>Okowa, represented by his deputy, Kingsley Otuaro, stressed that October 1960, remained a memorable day in the lives of Nigerians.<\/p>\n<p>He urged Nigerians not to forget the sacrifices of our leaders who fought for freedom.<\/p><\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Presidential candidate, Mr Peter Obi, on Saturday, embarked on a one-million-man march that disrupted the 62nd\u00a0 Independence Day celebration in Asaba, the state capital. 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