Tinubu's Presidency: Arewa leaders warn Peter Obi against a repeat of 1966 coup
- A coalition of Arewa leaders have cautioned Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, over inciting comments in the post-election
- The elders said the current situation is similar to that of the 1966 coup, where the leaders of the north and southwest were killed
- They urged any aggrieved persons displeased with the outcome of the elections to seek redress at the court rather than pushing out inciting comment
Kaduna, Kaduna - A Coalition of Arewa Elders has alleged that the manners and approach of Peter Obi, the candidate of the Labour Party, in the post-election comments is illegal and unconstitutional.
According to Daily Trust, the elders warned Peter Obi and other political actors to henceforth desist from what they referred to as ‘unguided post-election political utterances".
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What northern leaders say about Peter Obi's post-election comments
Recall that Bola Tunubu, the president-elect, was declared the winner of the election by the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)
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According to the northern elders, the comments by Peter Obi and his supporters could lead to a military coup similar to that of 1966, where regional leaders were killed.
The Arewa elders maintained that history recorded that Obi deployed a divisive ethnoreligious campaign in the just concluded general elections.
Suleiman Usman Jere, the chairman of the coalition, disclosed this in a communique following the meeting of the group in Arewa House in Kaduna on Tuesday, April 11.
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They were worried that the presidential candidate of the Labour Party had continued to show some undemocratic traits that could lead to civil disobedience and threat to Nigeria's democracy.
Therefore, the elders urged any aggrieved members about the outcome of the February 25 presidential election to seek redress at the appropriate quarter, which is the court, rather than engaging in the incitement of violence.
The communique reads in part:
“Particularly worrisome are the pronouncements of Mr Peter Obi and Mr Datti Ahmed, the Presidential and Vice Presidential candidates of the Labour Party, as well as other Labour Party leaders, including sources said eto be linked to IPOB, ESN, which are known Terrorist organizations."
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Legit.ng earlier reported that a magistrate court in the Zuba area of Abuja had asked the police to continue keeping anti-Tinubu protesters in their custody.
Obiajuli Uja, who identified himself as Peter Obi's supporter, made a sensitive statement that Bola Tinubu, the president-elect, cannot be sworn in.
Uja was subsequently bundled out of Ibom Air, where he made the comment in protest and has since been in police custody.
Source: Legit.ng
