The Labour Party (LP) has refuted the Federal Government’s claim that its presidential candidate, Peter Obi, incited Nigerians to violence over the presidential election result.
According to news reports, the party was reacting to the claim made by the Minister of Communication and Culture, Lai Mohammed, during an interview with certain international media organizations about the recently ended 2023 election.
During the interview, Mohammed accused Obi of encouraging people to riot while seeking legal recourse over the election results.
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Nevertheless, in a statement issued on Tuesday, the LP National Chairman, Julius Abure, stated that Obi is a law-abiding and peaceful person, emphasizing that the accusation leveled against the former Anambra Governor was intended to destroy his image.
Despite the fact that the election was rigged, Abure emphasized that the LP flagbearer has chosen to be peaceful and to follow the path of justice. He went on to say that admonishing Obi was done in bad faith.
The LP chairman stated that the party and its candidate were attacked in Lagos, Port Harcourt, and all other states in the federation, but that it has remained peaceful.
He claimed that the All Progressives Congress (APC) spokespersons had made “provocative comments to incite disorder,” and that the government had neglected to charge them with treason.
He said: “My attention has been drawn to a media report accredited to the minister of information and culture, Alhaji Lai Muhammed to the effect that the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi is inciting people to violence.
“The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed who was on a familiarisation tour of misinforming the international community of the true political situation in Nigeria yesterday during his official engagements with some international media organisations in Washington DC admonished Mr Obi for weeping up sentiments across Nigeria.
“The Minister who engaged respectively with the Washington Post, Voice of America, Associated Press and Foreign Policy Magazine said it was wrong for Obi on one breadth to seek redress in court over the outcome of the polls and on another breadth inciting people to violence.
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“Let me state categorically that there is no basis for that admonition. Our presidential candidate is a peaceful and law-abiding person. Despite the fact that the election was provocatively rigged, he decided to be peaceful and to toe the part of justice.
“In spite of all pressures from our supporters to move into the street to protest the outcome of the general election and to reclaim the mandate freely given to our candidate by the people, he has decided to calm the nerves in order to give the judicial process a chance.
“The presidential candidate of the Labour Party is the only candidate whose campaign was issues based. In spite of all provocation, it was the Labour Party and its candidate that was attacked in Lagos, in Portharcourt and all other states in the federation. But we have continued to promote peace.
“Therefore, for the Minister of Information and Culture to be admonishing our Presidential Candidate, was done in bad faith. We, therefore, caution the Minister to desist from such utterances.
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“It is our considered opinion that it is even the APC through their spokespersons and all others who have been engaged in provocative utterances in order to cause chaos that should be admonished. The admonition is largely for APC themselves, their spokespersons and their officials.”
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