The Obidient Movement, umbrella body supporting Peter Obi, says the support from Northern Nigeria for their principal is increasing by leaps and bounds.

The group expressed this confidence, when recently the Palace of the District Head of Pantami, in Gombe State, conferred Obi with the traditional title of Sarkin Maskan Pantami, meaning: “Chief of Shelter and Peace of Pantami.”

The conferment of the title, was contained in an official appointment letter signed by Mai Martaba Alhaji Yakubu Abdullahi, District Head of Pantami, which was made public by the Global Coordinator of the Obidient Movement, Dr. Tanko Yunusa, in Abuja, on Tuesday.

The monarch, in the letter, lauded the 2023 Labour Party LP presidential candidate his unwavering dedication to humanitarian service and grassroots development.

“This appointment is being made in recognition of your dedication and determination towards the development of our community,” the letter read in part.

The Obidients described the title as “a cultural endorsement of service and leadership.”

It said Obi’s increasing profile in the North is credited to his hands-on humanitarian work across several states.