Obi attack backlash: Nothing must happen to our son– Igbo leaders, others
By Steve Oko, Emmanuel Iheaka & Jeff Agbodo The reported attack and obstruction of the convoy of presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, Mr Peter Obi, in Benue State has triggered fresh anxiety in the South-East, with Igbo leaders and socio-cultural organisations warning that nothing should happen to the former Anambra State governor.
He described the incident as “an affront on Nigeria’s democracy”, warning that the growing resort to intimidation and violence in political engagements posed a serious threat to the country’s democratic future.
Ethnic But beyond the broader democratic concerns raised by Wabara and Madubuike, the incident, according to the Association of Igbo Town Unions, ASITU, said Obi’s reported treatment could not be divorced from his identity as an Igbo and the fact that he is the only frontline presidential candidate of Igbo extraction in the race.
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