2027: Peter Obi Narrates How His Convoy Was Attacked in Cross River

 Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic
Congress (NDC), says his convoy was attacked in Calabar, the Cross River state
capital, on Wednesday.

 

In a viral video seen, the previous governor of
Anambra mentioned he was in Calabar for a city corridor as a part of his nationwide
engagements forward of the 2027 elections.

Obi mentioned some unnamed individuals threw stones at his convoy
after sighting NDC supporters, forcing his group to take   one other route earlier than the attackers
ultimately fled.

“They noticed NDC folks they usually had been throwing stones. People
had been operating again. Our safety folks mentioned we should always discover one other approach,” he
mentioned.

“I mentioned, no, I’m coming all the way down to go and meet them. But by
the time they noticed what was occurring, they left.”

Obi mentioned such incidents had been occurring as a result of Nigerians
allowed them however vowed that issues would change.

“All these are occurring as a result of Nigerians enable it. But we
are usually not going to permit it in 2027,” he mentioned.

His remarks got here hours after Ibrahim Abdulkarim,
director-general of the NDC marketing campaign council, dismissed experiences that Obi was
exhausted after current marketing campaign actions.

In an interview with TheCable, Abdulkarim, mentioned the NDC
flagbearer travelled quietly to the United States for a two-day assembly and met
with a number of the get together’s candidates in Lagos on Tuesday earlier than continuing to
Calabar for the townhall.

Speaking on Channels Television’s The Morning Brief, Sam
Omale, deputy spokesperson of the NDC marketing campaign council, mentioned Obi had been
suggested to relaxation due to his hectic schedule, which concerned travelling
between cities and attending a number of engagements.

Omale, nevertheless, maintained Obi was in good well being and that
the exhaustion wouldn’t have an effect on his marketing campaign actions.

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