My New Year Message Has Attracted Threats To My Life, Obi Alleges

The Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate in the 2023 elections, Peter Obi, has alleged threat to his life following his criticism of President Bola Tinubu’s administration in his new year message. &nbsp,

In a recent interview, Felix Morka, the All Progressives Congress’ (APC) national spokesperson, was given the opportunity to make the claim.

According to Morka, “Peter Obi has crossed the line so many times and has it coming to him whatever he gets” (ps.

In his new year press conference on Thursday, Obi lamented the political, economic and security, healthcare situation in the country.

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The former Anambra State governor&nbsp, said that the political, economic and security situation of Nigeria is worsening daily, despite government’s contrary positions and claims of improvement in different spheres of human endeavour.

“Our national challenges are visibly worsening. Our country’s fortunes are completely inverted. Our national indices tell a disconcerting story, according to Obi, because the indices are blatantly indicative of our decline.

“With more than 150 million people living in multidimensional poverty and over 100 million living in extreme poverty, Nigeria continues to be one of the world’s poverty capitals. Under the current administration, the situation has significantly worsened over the past 18 months.

” As a nation, we have fallen from being the largest economy in Africa, with a GDP of $574 billion and a per capita income of over $3, 500 in 2014, to now ranking fourth on the continent. Our current GDP is less than 50% of what it was a decade ago, standing at approximately $200 billion, with a per capita income of barely $1, 000. “

Reacting to Morka’s statement in a post on his X handle on Monday, Obi asked if he has” really crossed the line “after receiving threats against his life, family, and associates following his New Year’s message.

He urged anyone who believes he has crossed the line to tell him where he went, expressing his desire to uphold decorum.

The former governor also vowed not to be silenced in his resolve to speak truthfully, especially as the country” drift toward undemocratic practices. “

I ask the question because my New Year’s message has now threatened my life, my family, and those around me, as he says in his post. While I have received all sorts of messages, one Mr. Felix Morka has gone further to accuse me of “crossing the line” and has warned that I will face the consequences.

I invite anyone to mention it when I have truly crossed the line because I continue to uphold decorum. However, I will not be silenced in my resolve to speak truthfully, especially as our nation continues to drift toward undemocratic practices.

We are becoming more and more of an authoritarian and repressive regime, with a systematic suppression of freedom of expression. God, may God help us make our country a better and more freer place for our children.

Have I actually crossed the line?

Because of the threats my New Year’s message has already made to my life, my family, and those around me, I ask. One Mr. Felix Morka has gone further and accused me of “crossing the line” and has received all kinds of messages despite what I have received.

Source: Channels TV