This is an APC rally. I belong to APC and I'll vote APC, and I expect that for all of us who are here,

"we vote for the APC from beginning to the end," he said but was drowned out by chants of "APM!" from the crowd.

Former Osun State governor, Rauf Aregbesola, was the next to fall as he came on stage to beg the crowd, like a bunch of obstinate children, to toe the party line and only vote for its candidates.

The biggest jeers of the day were reserved for Oshiomhole who came on the stage to chants of "Ole! Ole! (Yoruba for 'thief')", a situation that only worsened when he mentioned Abiodun's name as the party's choice.                       click

APC national chairman, AdamsOshiomhole, was jeered by the party's hostile crowd at the Ogun State rally

He was soon swarmed by security operatives after a projectile was launched at the stage and his speech had to be brought to an abrupt end.

To save face, Amosun, the resident master puppeteer and Architect-in-Chief, made a return to the stage to appeal to the crowd to behave itself, like little children on a short leash, in the presence of the president.

"I beg you in the name of God. Please, our father (Buhari) is here, please don't disgrace me here," he told the unruly crowd.

When Buhari eventually made his way to the stage, he was more cautious about the big elephant in the room and, rather spinelessly, told the crowd to vote for whomever it chooses for the elections.

"I appeal to you to practice your civil rights to come out next Saturday and on the 2nd of March and choose whoever you like across the parties. This is your right and I have no problem about it," he said as the crowd cheered his tacit approval.

However, the president's next action, an unavoidable campaign rally ritual, was to raise Abiodun's hand as endorsement of his candidacy as the party's flag bearer.

President Muhammadu Buhari (right) raises the hand of Dapo Abiodun (centre) please connect with Vice President Yemi Osinbajo (left) looking on. Chaos ensued shortly after [Twitter/@raufaregbesola]

The rest, as they say, is history. The crowd goes wild. A bottle, and then more, is launched in the direction of the stage where the president is standing with Abiodun. Security agents swarm the president to save the country a very sorry sight and the rally comes to an end.

It'll surely go down as one of the biggest moments of shame in Nigeria's political history, and there's such a rich pool to pick from. That the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria was in danger of being stoned at a rally filled with 'supporters' of his own party is an incredible eyesore.