Obi said it is the members of the opposition party that engage in the act and that they are disguising as Obidient members to tarnish their image.

It will be recalled that the revered pastor got attacked for saying Nigerians should pray for the peace and growth of the country and the incoming administration, a statement that doesn't align with many Obi supporters.

Obi writes:

The use of subterfuge by people masquerading as Obidients to abuse and insult eminent personalities like Most Reverend Pastor Enoch Adeboye or anyone else is most unacceptable. Obidients are by and large, law-abiding citizens.

While differences of opinion are normal, calculated efforts to create ethnic or religious chasm all in the name of politics should not in any way be tolerated. As a person, I eschew name-calling, insults, and abuses, likewise most of my supporters.

The suggestion that some in the fringes engage in such conduct casually overlooks the fact that the political opposition deploys such methods to gain undue advantage and create confusion and bad blood.