‘Nigeria Has Moved Beyond Your Politics’ — Umeh to Ali Modu Sheriff

The Senator representing Anambra Central, Victor Umeh, has
taken a swipe at the former Borno State Governor, Ali Modu Sheriff, saying that he is still operating with outdated political thinking, adding that Nigeria had moved
beyond such divisive politics.

 

Umeh said this on Tuesday during an interview on Channels
Television’s Politics Today.

The lawmaker was reacting to comments made by Sheriff during
an appearance on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Monday, where the
former governor said Northerners would not vote for the presidential candidate
of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, Peter Obi, because he is “divisive.”

He accused Sheriff of attempting to whip up sentiment,
adding that Nigeria had moved beyond such divisive politics.

Umeh maintained that Obi remains one of the finest
politicians Nigeria has produced and is continuing to promote a message of
peace and national renewal.

“Sheriff is still operating with outdated political
thinking, adding that Nigeria had moved beyond such divisive politics.

“Anybody who gets up to say the North will not vote for
Peter Obi, they are inciting their people against Peter Obi to use that and
weaponise a war that ended 56 years ago, that the North should not vote for
Peter Obi. Let them remain in the Stone Age.

“Nobody is in the Stone Age anymore. Nigeria is moving. And
if you don’t do reconciliation and healing, you cannot move forward.

“So, what he (Ali Modu Sheriff) is trying to do is to whip
up sentiment against Peter Obi ahead of the election. Peter Obi is one of the
finest souls Nigeria has had.

“Somebody who is non-violent, somebody who preaches peace,
somebody, even if you slap him, he will smile and he continues with his message
of change. Let this country be turned around,” he said.

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