How ‘Peter Obi Arrested, Detained Me in Anambra in 2013’, El-Rufai Gives Details
- Governor Nasir El-Rufai has narrated how Peter Obi, arrested him in Anambra state when he (Obi) was governor in 2013
- El-Rufai made this disclosure at an interactive session of Arewa Joint Committee in Kaduna on Monday, October 17
- According to El-Rufai, Obi was seeking a second term in office on the platform of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) at the time
In a narration that will annoy supporters of Peter Obi, Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna state has on Monday, October 17, revealed how the former governor of Anambra, ordered his arrest in 2013.
El-Rufai said this at an event which the Arewa Joint Committee organised for presidential candidates, Vanguard Newspaper reports.
El-Rufai had gone to Anambra to lend support for Chris Ngige, Minister of Labour, who ran against Obi on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
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Obi, who was in his final term as governor, worked for Willie Obiano of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), who eventually emerged his successor.
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Relaying his experience el-Rufai said Obi, who is now presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), ordered his detention.
He said:
“In 2013, I went to Anambra state, as an official of the APC, to witness the bye-election for governorship,” he said.
“Your next guest, Peter Obi, was governor. He got me arrested and detained for 48 hours in my hotel room. Now, I am the governor of Kaduna state. And he is coming to Kaduna.
“In addition to the police and the SSS, I have one mechanised division Nigerian Army here, if I need to arrest and detain anyone. But we are northerners. We are civilised. We don’t do things like that.”
Don't vote Yoruba, Igbo: Peter Obi's Labour party finally reacts to Atiku's statement
Meanwhile, Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Atiku Abubakar has come under attack from the Labour Party over his anti-Yoruba and Igbo comments.
According to the vice presidential candidate of Labour Party, Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed, Atiku's statement was capable of jeopardizing the country’s unity.
He made this known in a statement via his verified Twitter handle. Going further, Baba-Ahmed described Atiku as an ethnic bigot who cannot even unify his party. Atiku had on Saturday advised Northerners to vote for him in the 2023.
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