Lagos APC berates Obi for condemning Kanu’s life sentence
The Lagos State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has sharply criticised former Anambra State Governor, Peter Obi, over his comments condemning the life sentence handed to the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) leader, Nnamdi Kanu, describing his remarks as “reckless and shameless.”
In a statement issued on Sunday and signed by its spokesperson, Seye Oladejo, the party said Obi’s attempt to challenge the Federal Government’s position amounted to “the cry of a man whose political career is in its final, embarrassing throes.”
The statement read, “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.”
The party added “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.”
The APC maintained that Obi’s position on the charges against the embattled IPOB leader was 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.”
