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The presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, has criticized the state of democracy in Nigeria, saying it has been “knocked down” ThisDay Nigeria reports.

Obi made the statement in Abuja during a colloquium held in honour of former Imo State Governor, Emeka Ihedioha, who was celebrating his 60th birthday.

The event took place at the Ladi Kwali Hall of the Abuja Continental Hotel and was chaired by former President Olusegun Obasanjo, with Bishop Matthew Kukah delivering the keynote address.

When asked why he believed democracy in Nigeria was failing, Obi explained:

“Well, if you look at what Bishop Kukah said, he said it’s work in progress. Let me follow my brother when he said about 1999. If you look at where we are today, they started in 1999, laid the foundation. Some people came and took it to a decking and some people were trying to raise it to the first floor.

“And some people came and knocked everything down. That’s the situation we are in now. Everything has been knocked down. Nothing works.”

Citing his own experience, Obi recalled how he became Anambra State governor through the courts without interference:

“I became a governor through the courts when President Obasanjo and Atiku were in government. I did not pay the court one naira. I was sitting in my house in the office and the court declared me winner. When a governor isn’t hosting them, it can’t happen in Nigeria today.”

Obi also took a swipe at President Bola Tinubu’s recent actions in Rivers State, where Governor Siminalayi Fubara and elected officials were suspended after a state of emergency was declared. He contrasted the situation with his own impeachment battle:

“When I was being impeached, the president sent people to intervene on my behalf. Ken Nnamani came, begging house people not to impeach me. Today, the president impeaches the person. So that is the thing. So it’s collapsed. So it’s failed. They were begging my house not to impeach me. And they were at PDP. I was in APGA. And they were begging.

“President was calling me and said, Peter, are you okay? Even when I was impeached, President Obasanjo called me and said, are you okay? Are you safe? When I got back from the court, when court eventually declared me under Andy Uba, President Yar’Adua called my phone in London and said, congrats. I said, President, can’t come back because you know if I come back, this people—he said, tell me the flight in which you’re coming back. And I told him.

“When I came in the first time, military people came to receive me at the airport. I couldn’t believe it and took me straight to him. Now the president will ask me not to come back here again. So it failed. Let’s not talk about, let’s talk about how we are going to rebuild it. It’s collapsing.”

Salewa97:
This man don dey talk like person wey dey jogodo.

How will you be talking about democracy and you will not mention the role your party played in the last election? You even said you won. So how can democracy be collapsing when you claimed you won it? See mental issue at play.

Salewa97:
This man don dey talk like person wey dey jogodo.

How will you be talking about democracy and you will not mention the role your party played in the last election? You even said you won. So how can democracy be collapsing when you claimed you won it? See mental issue at play.

tundegan:
Peter Obi is mentally unstable.

How can someone be this confused?

Wealthoptulent:
They all did, YOU ALL are the SAME, NO SAINT
u are ONE

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