Emma Elekwa
Deputy Governorship Candidate of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, in Anambra governorship election, Chief Ndubuisi Nwobu has appealed to President Bola Tinubu to rise up in condemnation of the recent attack on the Presidential Candidate of Labour Party in 2023 general elections, Mr Peter Obi, in Benin, Edo State.
Nwobu made the appeal in Awka, Anambra State in a chat with newsmen.
He expressed dismay over the rising attacks on opposition parties in the country calling for politics with decency and decorum.
“It’s most unfortunate our politics has degenerated to this level.
He regretted intimidation of other political parties discouraging them from going out and canvass for support from the populace is most regrettable.
“The People’s Democratic Party, PDP government over the years, allowed the oppositions the latitude to speak out to canvass for support.
“But what we’re seeing under the All Progressives Congress, APC led Federal Government today is that they want to stiffen all the voices of the oppositions.
Terrorists within political space
“We’re in a country where we’re battling with insecurity as a result of terrorism and all manner of insurgency.
“Instead of government focusing on combating these myriads of insecurity which have even led to the United States of America coming to intervene, they are much more interested in recruiting terrorists within the political space.
“I urge the Federal Government under the leadership of President Ahmed Bola Tinubu to immediately rise up and condemn the act as a father of a nation, and President, who is the President of all, not of the APC.
“He should rise to the occasion and condemn this development that is rearing its ugly head in the politics of this nation.
“It started under his watch. Same thing happened when El-rufai wanted to hold a meeting of the ADC in Kaduna.
“It happened in some other activities of the ADC all over the country in an effort to intimidate, harass, or a kind of getting them not to hold their meetings,’ Chief Nwobu said.
He pointed out that the situation is not in the best interest of democracy.”
While thanking God for saving Obi and most people in his entourage from the ugly incident, Nwobu prayed for quick recovery of those who were injured in the incident.
“Secondly, we pray that this madness will not rise its ugly head again under this democratic process,” he said.
