Obi’s claim of threat to life sheer falsehood – Ganduje

The National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, has said the claim by a former presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, that his life was threatened is sheer falsehood. The APC National Publicity Secretary, Barrister Felix Morka, was reported to have said during an interview on […]

The National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, has said the claim by a former presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, that his life was threatened is sheer falsehood.

The APC National Publicity Secretary, Barrister Felix Morka, was reported to have said during an interview on Arise Television on Sunday that Obi “crossed the line” in his recent criticism of President Bola Tinubu’s administration. He also reportedly claimed that Obi was desperately seeking to incite Nigerians into bringing down the current government, saying, “He has coming to him whatever he gets.”

Sequel to this, Obi accused Morka of threatening his life. This prompted many opposition voices including the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in last year’s poll, Atiku Abubakar, to condemn the act and accused the APC of suffocating opposition parties in the country.

But Ganduje in a statement he personally signed yesterday said Obi’s claim is sheer mischief and outright falsehood, which would have been ignored if not for the need to refute such a baseless narrative.

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Ganduje, former governor of Kano State expressed displeasure over the claim shared on Obi’s verified official X (formerly Twitter) account, labeling it as a malicious lie aimed at seeking attention and playing the victim for emotional blackmail.

He said, “By falsely claiming that Morka threatened his life, Mr. Obi has libeled Morka in the extreme and incited his online supporters to issue death threats against Morka and his family.”

He emphasised that as a public figure, Obi has a responsibility to provide accurate and truthful information, adding that spreading falsehood undermines public trust.

Meanwhile, the APC National Publicity Secretary, Barrister Felix Morka, has alleged that he and his family have received death threats over his remarks on Obi.

Morka stated that the threats were triggered by Obi’s accusation that his remarks during a Sunday interview on Arise Television constituted a threat to his life.

In another appearance on Arise Television yesterday, the APC spokesman said that he had recorded over 400 threats, including approximately 200 explicit death threats, many of which were described in graphic details.

Morka said, “Peter Obi’s allegations that my words in that interview threatened his life have triggered serious consequences. As of now, I have documented 400 threats, about 200 of which are explicit death threats. These are written threats that I will be submitting to law enforcement agencies.

“In these messages, individuals have detailed how they plan to harm me — threatening to shoot me, behead me and carry out other gruesome acts. This is not mere rhetoric. It has even extended to direct threats against some members of my family. These are explicit and graphic threats, not vague insinuations.”