The Lagos State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has expressed a strong reservation over the remarks made by former Anambra Governor Peter Obi condemning the life sentence of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) leader, Nnamdi Kanu, describing Obi’s remarks as “reckless and shameless.”
In a Sunday statement signed by the Chapter’s spokesperson, Seye Oladejo, the party compares Obi’s attempt to tackle the Federal Government as “nothing more than the cry of a man whose political career is in its last embarrassing throes”.
The statement reads, “The Lagos State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) strongly condemns the latest reckless theatrics of Peter Obi, who has shamelessly inserted himself into the ongoing judicial process involving Nnamdi Kanu merely to claw back relevance in a political space that has long moved past him.
“Obi’s misguided attempt to “tackle” the Federal Government and reject a valid court ruling is nothing more than the cry of a man whose political career is in its last embarrassing throes. He is desperately fishing in troubled waters, hoping to harvest sympathy that the Nigerian people have already denied him at the polls.”
It further reads, “Only a man steeped in political confusion can refuse to condemn IPOB’s murderous activities yet preach morality to the Nigerian state.
“Only a man drowning in irrelevance would pretend to care about justice while ignoring the innocent citizens maimed, slaughtered, beheaded, extorted, and silenced under the reign of terror unleashed by IPOB militants.”
APC further maintained that Obi’s stance on the charges against the embattled IPOB leader is sentimental and inconsistent, saying, “Peter Obi’s sudden moral awakening is fraudulent. His selective outrage is insulting. His attempt to dress up terrorism in the garb of sentiment is dangerous.”
