Nigeria, March 18 -- Days after former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai created a TikTok account, Peter Obi, the 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), has followed suit.

PREMIUM TIMES earlier reported that Mr El-Rufai, who recently defected from the All Progressives Congress (APC) to the Social Democratic Party (SDP), created the TikTok page to engage Nigerians on political issues and his new party's activities.

However, on Tuesday, Mr Obi, a former governor of Anambra State, announced via his X handle that he had joined TikTok.

The 63-year-old stated that he opened the account as part of his commitment to nation-building.

He said: "This is my official and only TikTok page. Kindly join me towards building a new Nig...