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A Run and Rave event sponsored by Soft Nigeria in Warri, Delta State, was interrupted on Thursday after some participants protested against polo shirts bearing the image of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The event, held at PTI Junction as part of activities marking Nigeria’s Independence Day, attracted young people who gathered for the fitness and entertainment programme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to videos and reports from the scene, some participants objected after shirts bearing Tinubu’s image were distributed. Some were seen tearing the shirts, while others chanted the name of Peter Obi and shouted, \u201cWe no go wear.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Edema Seun, a young man who attended the Run and Rave event, said he encountered supporters of Peter Obi on his way to the venue but decided to remain at the event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI met the Obi supporters on the way and I stayed back to enjoy the event I came for. Later on I heard that there were burning shirts,\u201d Seun said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Seun’s account indicates that he did not personally witness the reported burning of the shirts, but learnt about it later during the event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Videos circulating online showed some participants tearing the shirts, while others gathered around the area where the disagreement occurred. The available footage does not establish the political affiliation of all the participants or indicate that everyone at the event took part in the protest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The incident has since attracted attention on social media, with reactions focusing on the use of a political figure’s image at an event presented as a fitness and entertainment programme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The development comes amid increased political activity ahead of Nigeria’s 2027 general election, with supporters of different political figures increasingly visible at public gatherings and community events.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As of the time of filing this report, no detailed statement from Soft Nigeria explaining the distribution of the Tinubu-branded shirts or responding to the incident had been identified.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Run and Rave event itself was organised as a fitness and entertainment gathering, while the political disagreement emerged during the programme over the shirts distributed to participants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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