The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has condemned the attack on Peter Obi, the 2023 Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, and some chieftains of the party in Benin, the Edo state capital.
In a post on X, Yunusa Tanko, national coordinator of the
Obidient Movement, said Obi and some party chieftains were attacked at the
residence of John Odigie-Oyegun, a chieftain of the ADC, on Tuesday.
Tanko said the incident occurred shortly after they returned
from the ADC secretariat, where they formally welcomed Olumide Akpata, the 2023
LP governorship candidate for Edo, into the party.
In a separate post on X, Bolaji Abdullahi, ADC national
publicity secretary, described the attack as “a grave and disturbing
development”, noting that it amounts to a major setback for the country’s
democracy.
Abdullahi linked the incident to a July 2025 speech in which
Monday Okpebholo, governor of Edo, “warned” Obi not to come to the state
without his permission.
“We didn’t know at the time that the governor’s threat would
include an assassination plot,” the ADC spokesperson said.
He noted that violence and intimidation are “the weapons of
those who fear the will of the people”.
According to him, such actions stain Nigeria’s democracy and
must be condemned by all who believe in freedom.
Abdullahi insisted that the ADC would neither bow nor
retreat, saying the party would stand firm, speak without fear, and continue
the peaceful struggle for a Nigeria where the opposition is not punished and
every citizen is free.
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