Benue: Public Office Not Licence to Intimidate Citizens, Empower Thugs - Peter Ameh on Attack on Obi
Peter Ameh said the obstruction was intolerable and urged authorities to investigate after suspected hired thugs blocked Obi’s convoy.
- On Tuesday, suspected thugs obstructed the convoy of Nigeria Democratic Congress presidential candidate Peter Obi while he traveled to Makurdi in Benue State, marking the second disruption of his planned visit.
- Governor Hyacinth Alia previously restricted Obi from visiting Benue State internally displaced persons camps in April 2025, citing purported political motivations and highlighting tensions between the opposition figure and the ruling All Progressives Congress .
- Chief Peter Ameh condemned the attack as 'absurd and intolerable,' asserting it violates rights under the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and urging the Benue State Government to investigate the roadblock.
- Human rights activist Inibehe Effiong urged Obi to abandon his 'cautionary and diplomatic approach,' arguing the candidate must exert constitutional rights through 'fierce resistance' to counter ongoing attempts to restrict his movement.
- Effiong contended the APC has no plans to ensure free elections in 2027, suggesting Obi's current diplomatic strategy will not deter the Tinubu regime and that confrontation is necessary to ensure accountability.
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Why Peter Obi should stop ‘diplomatic approach’, embrace fierce resistance – Lawyer
The human rights lawyer was responding to a report that suspected political thugs disrupted Mr Obi's visit to Benue State on Tuesday after they blocked his convoy from gaining access into the north-central state.
Benue: Public office not licence to intimidate citizens, empower thugs - Peter Ameh on attack on Obi
Kogi East Senatorial candidate for the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, Peter Ameh, has condemned the attack on the convoy of the presidential candidate of the NDC, Peter Obi, in Benue State on Tuesday. Ameh said the attack was utterly condemnable, emphasising that it is both absurd and intolerable for such actions to be directed against […] Benue: Public office not licence to intimidate citizens, empower thugs – Peter Ameh on attack on Obi
NDC condemns attack and obstruction of Peter Obi's convoy by thugs in Benue
Nigeria Democratic Congres (NDC) has strongly condemned the shameful attack and obstruction of its presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi, by suspected hired thugs in Benue State on Tuesday. This is contained in a statement issued on Tuesday in Abuja by the National Publicity Secretary of NDC, Osa Director Esq According
NDC reacts to attack on Peter Obi’s convoy in Benue - NewsTmes.com.ng
The Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, has condemned the alleged attack and obstruction of its presidential candidate, Peter Obi, during his visit to Benue State. The party, in a statement signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Osa Director, said Obi’s convoy was allegedly blocked by suspected thugs who prevented him from gaining access to Yelwata community, …
Ameh Condemns Attack On Obi, Says Public Office Is Not Licence To Intimidate
Kogi East senatorial candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Ameh, has condemned the reported attack and blockade of the convoy of the party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi, in Benue State. Ameh described the incident as “ridiculous and unacceptable,” insisting that opposition politicians must be allowed to exercise their constitutional rights without intimidation, harassment […]
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