Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka says he sees no qualms in Peter Obi adulating revered cleric, David Oyedepo, so long as the context is right
Peter Obi’s ‘religious war’ rhetoric paints a larger picture of how Nigerian politicians exploit our fault lines for political gains.
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Justice Hamza Muazu issued the restraining order while ruling in an ex-parte application argued by Ogwu Onoja, SAN.
The minister’s remarks have caused him to trend on social media particularly Twitter where many users excoriated him for making unfounded accusations against the Labour Party candidate.
Mr Obi said this in reaction to a recent statement made by Mr Mohammed accusing Mr Obi of inciting people to violence over the outcome of the presidential election, saying it is treasonable.
“Nothing gives this election more credence than those facts because there was no rigging in states where our bigwigs come from.”
Nigerians must begin to wrest the narrative from this horde.
“CSJET commends INEC’s chairman for his display of courage in ensuring the credibility of the electoral process.”
In the now viral audio, Mr Obi was heard appealing to the influential cleric to help him reach the Christian community in his native Kwara and other North-states.
