It is quite sad, although not surprising, that Peter Obi has not even acknowledged, much less condemned, the 30-day lockdown in the five states of the Southeast declared by IPOB. Yet, this is a man who was lamenting the state of insecurity in Benue last week after some medical students were abducted.... CLICK TO READ THE FULL NEWS HERE▶▶
And when Lagos State lawfully demolished part of Landmark Beach Resort, Peter Obi condemned it. And when there were reports, which later turned out to be false, that Lagos was deporting indigent citizens of Osun back to their state, Peter Obi berated Lagos State. This is the same Peter Obi who called for the release of Nnamdi Kanu on June 30, 2024.
Indeed, what Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala said today about insecurity being weaponised in Nigeria is very accurate, and Peter Obi is the chief culprit. Not only does he weaponise it. He also tribalises and trivialises it.
If insecurity breaches happen in Igbo land, Peter Obi will cover it and refuse to comment. But if it occurs in the North or Southwest, you can count on him to get a megaphone and condemn it.
