{"id":9021,"date":"2026-11-04T15:30:45","date_gmt":"2026-11-04T15:30:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/04\/photos-peter-obi-arrives-criver-for-ndc-town-hall-meeting\/"},"modified":"2026-11-04T15:30:45","modified_gmt":"2026-11-04T15:30:45","slug":"photos-peter-obi-arrives-criver-for-ndc-town-hall-meeting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/04\/photos-peter-obi-arrives-criver-for-ndc-town-hall-meeting\/","title":{"rendered":"PHOTOS: Peter Obi arrives C&#8217;River for NDC town hall meeting"},"content":{"rendered":"<div readability=\"55.184105960265\">\n<p>The presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, Peter Obi, has arrived in Calabar, the Cross River State capital, ahead of the party\u2019s presidential town hall meeting with stakeholders and supporters.\n<\/p>\n<p>Obi arrived at the Margaret Ekpo International Airport, Calabar, on Wednesday afternoon to a rousing welcome by party leaders, supporters and loyalists who had converged on the airport to receive him.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2292574\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2292574\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2292574 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.punchng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/04161456\/1003752887_1793805296-scaled.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.punchng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/04161456\/1003752887_1793805296-225x300.webp 225w, https:\/\/cdn.punchng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/04161456\/1003752887_1793805296-768x1024.webp 768w, https:\/\/cdn.punchng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/04161456\/1003752887_1793805296-1152x1536.webp 1152w, https:\/\/cdn.punchng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/04161456\/1003752887_1793805296-1536x2048.webp 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.punchng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/04161456\/1003752887_1793805296-540x720.webp 540w, https:\/\/cdn.punchng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/04161456\/1003752887_1793805296-302x403.webp 302w, https:\/\/cdn.punchng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/04161456\/1003752887_1793805296-360x480.webp 360w, https:\/\/cdn.punchng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/04161456\/1003752887_1793805296-255x340.webp 255w, https:\/\/cdn.punchng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/04161456\/1003752887_1793805296-150x200.webp 150w, https:\/\/cdn.punchng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/04161456\/1003752887_1793805296-60x80.webp 60w, https:\/\/cdn.punchng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/04161456\/1003752887_1793805296-675x900.webp 675w, https:\/\/cdn.punchng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/04161456\/1003752887_1793805296-scaled.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\"\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2292574\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Peter Obi arrives C\u2019River for NDC town hall meeting. CREDIT: Emem Julius<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n<p>The former Anambra State governor was received by top NDC leaders in the state, party stakeholders and a large crowd of supporters chanting solidarity songs and displaying party flags and banners.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2292576\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2292576\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2292576 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.punchng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/04161506\/1003752886_1793805306-scaled.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.punchng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/04161506\/1003752886_1793805306-225x300.webp 225w, https:\/\/cdn.punchng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/04161506\/1003752886_1793805306-768x1024.webp 768w, https:\/\/cdn.punchng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/04161506\/1003752886_1793805306-1152x1536.webp 1152w, https:\/\/cdn.punchng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/04161506\/1003752886_1793805306-1536x2048.webp 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.punchng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/04161506\/1003752886_1793805306-540x720.webp 540w, https:\/\/cdn.punchng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/04161506\/1003752886_1793805306-302x403.webp 302w, https:\/\/cdn.punchng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/04161506\/1003752886_1793805306-360x480.webp 360w, https:\/\/cdn.punchng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/04161506\/1003752886_1793805306-255x340.webp 255w, https:\/\/cdn.punchng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/04161506\/1003752886_1793805306-150x200.webp 150w, https:\/\/cdn.punchng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/04161506\/1003752886_1793805306-60x80.webp 60w, https:\/\/cdn.punchng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/04161506\/1003752886_1793805306-675x900.webp 675w, https:\/\/cdn.punchng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/04161506\/1003752886_1793805306-scaled.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\"\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2292576\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Peter Obi arrives C\u2019River for NDC town hall meeting. CREDIT: Emem Julius<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n<p>From the airport, Obi\u2019s convoy moved through major streets of the Calabar metropolis amid cheers from supporters and residents, causing a brief traffic gridlock along the route.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2292577\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.punchng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/04161512\/1003752885_1793805312-scaled.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.punchng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/04161512\/1003752885_1793805312-225x300.webp 225w, https:\/\/cdn.punchng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/04161512\/1003752885_1793805312-768x1024.webp 768w, https:\/\/cdn.punchng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/04161512\/1003752885_1793805312-1152x1536.webp 1152w, https:\/\/cdn.punchng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/04161512\/1003752885_1793805312-1536x2048.webp 1536w, 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