Obi: Ortom condemns blockade, says Alia is responsible

By Dickson Omobola Former Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has condemned the blockade of the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, Peter Obi, from ing Yelwata community in Guma Local Government Area of the state, accusing Governor Hyacinth Alia of disrespecting the rule of law.

Otherwise, we may have a situation where candidates will be attacked everywhere, or people will be encouraged wrongly to think or assume that a presidential candidate, or even any other candidate or any other Nigerian, needs a visa of some kind to be able to participate in any activity he or she wants to, or to any state.“Once you have informed the Commissioner of Police about the or activities of a politician or a high-profile personality, that is to be treated as information to the state authorities because the Commissioner of Police is the chief law enforcement officer of every state.