Any Threat against Peter Obi is Threat against All of Us, Atiku Warns Okpebholo

ChuksOkocha in Abuja

The ripples of the travel ban against the Labour party presidential candidate in 2023, Peter Obi, by the Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, continued as former Vice-President AtikuAbubakar  has declared that any threat to Obi was a threat to all Nigerians.

Atiku stated this in a tweet, days after Okpebholo said Obi must obtain security clearance before visiting Edo State.

The comment, which came during the defection of a federal lawmaker, Marcus Onobun, to the All Progressives Congress (APC), has sparked widespread criticisms from opposition politicians and citizens alike.

Earlier in July, Obi had visited St. Philomena Hospital School of Nursing Sciences in Benin, the capital of Edo State, to donate N15 million for the school’s project.

But Okpebholo claimed that Obi’s visit coincided with the resurgence of violence in the state.

“That man who says he has no ‘shishi’ came and dropped N15 million. Where did he get it from? After he left, three people were killed. For this reason, Obi must not come to Edo without security clearance.

“His visit coincided with a resurgence of violence in the state and this will not be tolerated,” the governor claimed.

Reacting, Atiku tweeted: “Let it be known that a threat against Peter Obi or any of us is a threat against ALL of us.”