Don’t Be A Political Pawn — Ohanaeze To U. K On Peter Obi Saga

EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Ohanaeze Ndigbo, the apex Igbo socio-cultural organization, has condemned an alleged plot to implicate the Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, in criminal acts in the United Kingdom.

The condemnation came following the detention of the former Anambra State Governor by UK immigration officials over crimes committed by an impostor.

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In a statement released by the Acting President of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Damian Okeke Ogene, the incident was described as a ploy to silence Peter Obi. According to Ogene, the incident is aimed at scuttling the moves by Obi and his running mate Datti Baba-Ahmed to recover their mandate stolen from them during the February 25 general election.

“They are at it again, and they are planning more to frustrate the voices of the Nigerian populace who were denied their constitutional right to choose their leaders,” Ogene said. “The first one was when Lai Mohammed accused Obi and Datti of treason, but that one was dead on arrival, and this time, they have planted some people to impersonate Obi so that if a crime is committed, they would hold him responsible.”

Ogene further stated that they know the tactics being employed and that the Nigerian people are aware of the situation, but that the plotters will not succeed in their bid to silence the opposition.

Former governor of Anambra State, Dr. Chukwuemeka Ezeife, also weighed in on the issue, urging UK authorities not to allow themselves to be used as instruments to threaten the old relationship between their country and Nigeria. Ezeife added that the UK government cannot claim not to know Peter Obi, who has been with them for more than two decades now.

“Since it is a case of impersonation, the UK government should rise to the occasion by fishing out those involved in that impersonation plot and make them public,” Ezeife said. “If this is not done as quickly as possible, the government of the United Kingdom owes us and Peter Obi an apology for this embarrassment because those executing this plot would end up tampering with the age-long bilateral relationship between UK and Nigeria.”

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Peter Obi was detained by UK immigration officials last week Friday over crimes committed by an impostor. The Ohanaeze Ndigbo and other opposition parties have alleged that this was a ploy to silence the opposition and frustrate their efforts to recover their mandate stolen during the February 25 general election.