Former Chairman of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), Chidi Odinkalu, and a member of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Aisha Yesufu, have slammed former federal lawmaker, Senator Shehu Sani, over a remark against ex-presidential candidate, Peter Obi.
PrimeTimes Nigeria reports that Sani had, during a podcast interview, said that Peter Obi’s supporters are tribal, stressing that all those backing his presidential ambition are from his ethnic background.
He said, “The support for Peter Obi is tribal. Many of those supporting him are people who come from his ethnic background.
“If Peter Obi becomes President of Nigeria today, nothing will change, everything will be the same.”
Reposting the interview via his 𝕏 handle, Odinkalu wrote, “My brother, @ShehuSani, sometimes it is ok to pass…. But there is an easy way to prove your thesis – campaign for @PeterObi to be on the ballot so that his tribesmen & women get the opportunity to vote themselves into perdition. That should not be that difficult, no?”
Reacting, to Odinkalu’s post, Aisha Yesufu described Shehu Sani’s comment as laughable and pathetic, stressing that the claim that Peter Obi’s support base is tribal died in 2022.
She wrote, “Exactly! The orchestrated attacks against Peter Obi @PeterObi is laughable at best and pathetic at worst! The lie that his support base is tribal died in 2022.
“We proved beyond reasonable doubt that the 4 people that were tweeting in the room in 2022 were from the 4 corners of the country!
”If Peter Obi was not a threat to their illegitimate occupation of the seat of power, APC and their supporters would not have made Peter Obi their fascination that they talk about all the time.”