"No President-Elect' Remark": Buhari's Top Minister Faults Peter Obi's Silence on Datti-Ahmed's Interview
- The federal government has maintained Peter Obi failed to correct his running mate over the comment he made after the 2023 presidential election
- Lai Mohammed, minister of information, while accusing Obi of not calling Datti Baba-Ahmed to order, said no one has the right to call for unrest in the country
- The minister stressed that Datti had not denied his “treasonable” statement, and Obi failed to publicly condemn his VP’s objectionable utterance
The minister of information, Lai Mohammed, has accused Peter Obi, the Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate for the February 25 election, of failing to correct Datti Baba-Ahmed, his running mate, over his controversial comments.
Speaking with state house correspondents on Wednesday, April 19, Alhaji Mohammed said nobody has the right to call for insurrection in the country, The Cable reported.
Source: Facebook
Lai Mohammed says Obi did not call his vice to order over treasonable comment
According to him, it is treason for Obi and Datti to be threatening that if the president-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC), is sworn in on May 29, it will be the end of democracy in Nigeria.
PAY ATTENTION: Follow us on Instagram - get the most important news directly in your favourite app!
But Obi and the Labour Party have since debunked the allegation, Daily Trust report added.
“I said Obi has every right to seek redress in court like Labour Party but nobody has the right to call for insurrection or to threaten to say that if the president-elect is sworn-in, that would be the end of democracy,” Lai stated.
Obi makes comment about liberating northern Nigeria
Meanwhile, Peter Obi's comment on liberating northern Nigeria out of poverty generated reactions online as the majority of Arewa people considered the comment a deliberate slap on the people of the region.
Obi, the candidate of the Labour Party who came third in the February 25 presidential election, in a series of tweets on Tuesday, April 18, said he was on a mission to reclaim his alleged stolen mandate.
He further went on to say:
"I am committed to lifting people out of poverty, and I remain committed to transforming Nigeria, starting from the North to every part of the nation."
"I will never knowingly break any law": Peter Obi speaks on recent ordeals
Legit.ng earlier reported that Labour Party presidential candidate said humans are bound to make mistakes, and he would never intentionally break the law.
Although Obi did not reveal what led to his veiled statement, he reiterated his commitment to fighting for a new Nigeria.
Recall that the former governor of Anambra was accused of treason by the opposition because of his post-election activities, while his running mate was accused of fascism.
Source: Legit.ng
