Former Deputy Campaign Manager for the Obi/Datti Presidential Campaign, Comrade Isaac Balami, on Friday led Obidient leaders and professionals to a meeting with the President’s son, Seyi Tinubu, in Abuja, where they declared their support for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu ahead of the 2027 general elections.

Balami joined the All Progressives Congress (APC) after the 2023 general elections, citing what he described as a lack of purposeful leadership within the Labour Party.

The former Trade Union Congress (TUC) spokesman officially led professionals and conveners of various support groups who had worked for the Peter Obi presidential campaign to express solidarity with President Tinubu and pledge their commitment to mobilising support for his re-election bid in 2027.

Among those at the meeting were leaders of the Obidient Movement from the Middle Belt, North-Central support groups, popular social media influencers, representatives of about 100 support groups from across the country, professional associations, journalists, pastors, imams, and representatives of Igbo Obidient leaders from both the North and the South-East.

In his remarks, Balami recounted what he described as the injustices suffered by members of the Obidient Movement under the Obi/Datti Campaign Council, citing several instances. He declared that the group was now “obediently BATIFIED.”

“It is exactly three years since I left the Labour Party with my political structure. Throughout that period, we have remained patient. Now, we believe it is time to work earnestly for the APC and support the leadership of President Bola Tinubu.

“That is why we have decided to formally present our entire Obidient structure to you today. These are the people who delivered more than six million votes to Peter Obi in the 2023…