LP Chairman Warns Against Attacks On Peter Obi
The Chairman of Labour Party in Enugu State, Barr Casmir Agbo, has warned people or groups attacking Mr Peter Obi following his recent statements on the poor state of the nation to desist from such acts to avoid the untoward consequences.
Agbo, who spoke in Enugu, said “if anything happens to Peter Obi, there will be problems in Nigeria.”
Recall that Obi, the presidential candidate of the LP in the 2023 general elections, had urged President Bola Tinubu to travel on Nigerian roads and also seek medical attention at the country’s general hospitals, among others, to feel the pains Nigerians are passing through under his government.
His position enthroned some altercations between him and the ruling All Progressives Congress, with Obi alleging threats to his life and businesses.
Agbo said the anti-Obi reactions meant that true democracy was not in practice in Nigeria.
Quoting him, “We don’t have democracy in Nigeria. From 1999 to 2023, our electoral process has been by selection. What we practise is gangsterism democracy. Obi’s complaints are not the first of its kind. At a time, former President Muhammadu Buhari wept that his mandate was stolen.
“We are mocking ourselves and democracy. This is a country that professors rig elections. Obi’s state of the nation’s press conference was in line with the tenets of democracy.”
He said the reactions from APC to Obi’s points were in contrast to President Tinubu’s activism during the military era.
According to him, “It is surprising because Tinubu is a product of NADECO, which fought the military to standstill.
“During the era of former President Goodluck Jonathan, Tinubu and his likes said all sorts of things against him. Nobody arrested them. This shows that it is not easy to be in the opposition in Africa.
“If anything happens to Peter Obi for speaking the minds of many Nigerians, this country will never remain the same again.
“I advise this government to be guided by our constitution. Tinubu shouldn’t be afraid of criticisms. He should be democratic enough.”
A renowned poet and critic, James Eze, speaking on the issue, urged other opposition political parties to speak against maladministration in the country.
According to him, “We want to hear the voices of the PDP, APGA, and the NNPP to save the suffering masses. They should be talking within the political eco-system.
“Obi has raised the alarm, which is a part of freedom of speech. His alarm should place the people in power on the edge.”
LP Chairman Warns Against Attacks On Peter Obi is first published on The Whistler Newspaper
