Labour party’s Peter Obi has replied people saying that his followers are low-class and ‘street urchins’.

In a post on his X handle on Wednesday, Obi clarified that no Nigerian is low-class or a street urchin.

The former Anambra Governor stated; “Lately, I have heard a few people say that those who follow Peter Obi are low-class Nigerians, and some have even gone as far as calling them “street urchins” and people of no value. It is deeply unfortunate that in today’s Nigeria, citizens now look down on fellow citizens in such a degrading manner.

“I have never and will never look down on anyone, except to lift them up. After all, we can only rise by lifting others. My involvement in politics has never been about associating with the so-called high and mighty, but about standing with the ordinary Nigerians whose voices have been silenced and whose resources have been stolen by the same “big names” who now parade themselves with all sorts of titles and names.

“No Nigerian is of no value. No Nigerian is a street urchin. It speaks volumes about the state of our nation that everyday Nigerians, are now battered by poverty and hardship, to the point their leaders refer to them as of no value, and urchins.”

Obi who contested in the 2023 presidential election under the labor party further noted that every Nigerian deserves dignity, opportunity, and care.

He added that he is willing to continue to do his part to ensure that the ordinary Nigerians enjoy a better life, one built on access to education, quality healthcare, and genuine efforts to lift them out of poverty.

He added; “True leadership is not about mocking the weak, it is about lifting them up.”