Edo State governor Monday Okpebholo has been accused of orchestrating supposed assassination attempt on Peter Obi.
Recall that Obi and some other chieftains of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, including John Oyegun were on Tuesday attacked in Edo State by suspected political thugs.
“They shot at the gate and destroyed several vehicles in what appears to be a survived assassination attempt on our lives. Democracy is in danger,” Obi’s former campaign spokesman and National Coordinator of the Obidient Movement Worldwide, Dr Yunusa Tanko, had said in a statement he released on the incident.
Weighing in on the matter, the African Democratic Congress (ADC) linked Edo governor to the violence alleging him of carrying out an alleged threat issued against the 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate previously.
A statement declaring Obi persona non grata in Edo was credited to Okpebholo in the past.
“Today’s attack on Mr. Peter Obi and other leaders of the African Democratic Congress is a grave and disturbing development, especially in light of the threats issued last year by the Governor of Edo State, warning Mr. Obi not to come to Edo State,” Abdullah posted on his X page where he also said, “We didn’t know at the time that the Governor’s threat would include an assassination plot.”
Continued: “Violence and intimidation are the weapons of those who fear the will of the people. Such actions stain our democracy and must be condemned by all who believe in freedom.
“The ADC will neither bow nor retreat. We will stand firm, speak without fear, and continue the peaceful struggle for a Nigeria where the opposition is not punished and every citizen is free.”
