Labour Party’s candidate in the 2023 presidential election, Peter Obi, has launched a scheme that experts may see as a joker for his 2027 ambition.
He launched an online registration portal and identity cards for members of his Obidient Movement in Nigeria and in the diaspora.
This could tidy up a population for him towards the next election which he is believed to be eyeing.
His team could hinge their predictions on the volume he would build online, pundits would note.
This new move was disclosed in a joint statement issued in Abuja by the Obidient Movement’s National Coordinator, Dr Yunusa Tanko and its Director of Strategic Communications and Media, Nana Kazaure.
According to the statement, the identity card, which has a QR code on the bottom right-hand corner for authentication, will carry the flag of the country where the holder resides.
It partly read: “Obidient registration portal supports Nigerians and fellow Obidients living in the diaspora. You will observe that the ID has a flag on it. For example, if you’re not resident in Nigeria, the top right-hand corner will carry the flag of your country of residence.
“That way, we can all witness first-hand the embodying of our spirit of diversity, comradery, and unity and how far-reaching the messaging Obidient Movement is. The OBX is constant on the ID card. The Diasporan and Nigerian cards, all start with the same prefix which is the OBX.
“The QR code on the bottom right-hand corner is there to authenticate your card, which can be scanned with any QR scanner such as a smartphone, to give Obidients a secure and confident way of interacting with one another.
“So if you choose to support or do business with an Obidient, you can scan the QR code or verify the OBX ID online to confirm that the person is who and what they truly say they are and are who they truly claim to be.”
