Eseloka Obi, son of the 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has come under criticism over his alleged sexual orientation after featuring in the UK Gay times publication.
Oseloka, who is a British-Nigerian actor, was seen on the front page of the magazine defending the queer community.
He said, “While there are strides being made to represent people, a lot of the representations of queer black people in theatre are not nuanced enough”.
Subsequent photos on social media, although not in the magazine, showed Osaloka with another man lurking into each other.
This sparked reactions from Nigerians on social media who shared mixed opinions. Below are some of the reactions on X, formerly known as Twitter.
@dmightyangel: “The son of the Obidients’ family President was quietly living his life o, Barbarians went to drag him into the public.
“So na wetin una wan impose on the Church for Naija be this abi? God pass all of una. Nigeria is not Anambra of Peter Obi.
@BOlutife: “Peter Obi just started reaping the fruits of the seeds he planted through his followers; more to come. The secret about his son that he kept for a long time is now public knowledge because of the toxic behaviour of his followers.
@dipoaina1: “Was thinking of supporting Peter Obi in the 2027 election but I’m afraid he will legalized LGBT in Nigeria and Ecowas by extension.
GoziconC: “So Peter Obi’s son, Eloka Obi sleeps with his fellow man. So Eloka Obi is a homosexual.”
But defending Osaloka, @senatormadu said: “… So someone that was actually acting is now tagged a gay. You left to discuss about the price of fuel, commodities in the market, exchange rate of dollar to naira, high electricity bill, insecurity just to mention but a few.
@Peaceozegbegma1: “We have so many insecurities going on in this country, dollar rate keeps getting high…but this is your main focus, you should be ashamed of yourself.
@IgweManchi: “After you’ll still buy fuel at 680, maybe you’re still not at par with your environment, that’s why you worry about who his father is a billionaire and leaves in a better country.:
