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Withdraw Death Threat Against Peter Obi, Falana Tells Edo Gov by Maxymilliano(op): 2:50pm On Jul 20, 2025

Human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana, on Sunday, asked the Governor of Edo State, Monday Okpebholo, to withdraw the threats to the life of former Labour Party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi.

Recall, at a recent political rally held at Uromi, Esan North East Local Government Area, Okpebholo warned Obi not to enter the state without notifying him or obtaining security clearance.

He said, “There’s a new sheriff in town. He cannot just come into Edo without informing me.

“His security will not be guaranteed. If anything happens to him here, he will have himself to blame. I’m not joking.”

In the statement issued by Falana, the lawyer noted that the threat to the life of Peter Obi issued by the “new sheriff in town” in Edo state, constitutes a violation of Section 33 of the Constitution and Article 4 of the African Charter on Human and Peoples (Ratification and Enforcement) which guarantee the fundamental right of every citizen to life.

“In view of Section 14(2)(b) of the Constitution, which stipulates that the security and welfare of the people shall be the primary purpose of government, Governor Okpebholo should withdraw the threat, apologise publicly to Mr. Peter Obi and assure him of the safety of his life in Edo State.

“However, if Governor Okpebholo does not withdraw the illegal threat because of sheer arrogance of raw power, Mr. Peter Obi should proceed to file an application in the Benin Judicial Division of the Federal High Court to secure the enforcement of his fundamental right to life.

“Mr. Obi should act with utmost urgency in view of the prevalence of mob justice and other forms of extrajudicial killings in the country,” he said.

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Re: Withdraw Death Threat Against Peter Obi, Falana Tells Edo Gov by Curious345: 2:58pm On Jul 20, 2025

Edo State governor is worse than an infidel... These are the dangers of illiteracy

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Re: Withdraw Death Threat Against Peter Obi, Falana Tells Edo Gov by SusanOpeyemi(f): 3:04pm On Jul 20, 2025

It shall never be well with those who imposed a Monday that can't spell Tuesday on intelligent Edo people.

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Re: Withdraw Death Threat Against Peter Obi, Falana Tells Edo Gov by Shawarmagirl: 3:05pm On Jul 20, 2025

The literate governor will ever regret mentioning Peter Obi name to please Tinubu. Obi is not even the one going to sue him. Obedient in Edo and well meaning Nigerians will sue the governor.

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Re: Withdraw Death Threat Against Peter Obi, Falana Tells Edo Gov by Nobody: 3:05pm On Jul 20, 2025

Falana. One of the few with integrity left.

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Re: Withdraw Death Threat Against Peter Obi, Falana Tells Edo Gov by abujub(m): 3:06pm On Jul 20, 2025

Re: Withdraw Death Threat Against Peter Obi, Falana Tells Edo Gov by chidexleo: 3:08pm On Jul 20, 2025

Illiteracy is so bad that a governor does not know the implication of his statement.

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Re: Withdraw Death Threat Against Peter Obi, Falana Tells Edo Gov by Maxymilliano(op): 3:08pm On Jul 20, 2025

Falana should say it in pidgin so that Monday can understand

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Re: Withdraw Death Threat Against Peter Obi, Falana Tells Edo Gov by Tinubumustgo(m): 3:08pm On Jul 20, 2025

Monday Okpebholo needed to be reminded that Edo no be Lagos.

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Re: Withdraw Death Threat Against Peter Obi, Falana Tells Edo Gov by Penguin2: 3:11pm On Jul 20, 2025

Falana dey waste time quote constitution for an illiterate Monday that cannot spell Tuesday.

That’s why we want a new Nigeria. Where rascals like him will never amount to anything.

A new Nigeria where sanity reigns.

And it’s POssible.

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Re: Withdraw Death Threat Against Peter Obi, Falana Tells Edo Gov by JASONjnr(m): 3:23pm On Jul 20, 2025

Falana that has never won any big case wants to feel involved.....

Just funny.

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Re: Withdraw Death Threat Against Peter Obi, Falana Tells Edo Gov by yarimo(m): 3:57pm On Jul 20, 2025

Is like falana think his opinion is an order in Nigeria oo

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Re: Withdraw Death Threat Against Peter Obi, Falana Tells Edo Gov by slivertongue: 4:14pm On Jul 20, 2025

Gov Monday should thread carefully oo. Not everyday is Monday. By the way the issue has been overflogged

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Re: Withdraw Death Threat Against Peter Obi, Falana Tells Edo Gov by arantess: 4:45pm On Jul 20, 2025

JASONjnr:
Falana that has never won any big case wants to feel involved.....

Just funny.

ignorance is bad oooooooooooooo.

help yasef

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Re: Withdraw Death Threat Against Peter Obi, Falana Tells Edo Gov by bhest(m): 5:13pm On Jul 20, 2025

yarimo:
Is like falana think his opinion is an order in Nigeria oo

Na WA oh must you guys support every impunity at sight to confirm yourself as an apc supporter? It's not even a must to show face in threads like this.

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Re: Withdraw Death Threat Against Peter Obi, Falana Tells Edo Gov by galantjoe(m): 7:36pm On Jul 20, 2025

Maxymilliano:
Falana should say it in pidgin so that Monday can understand

Hahaha

Mr. Governor is so illiterate that he can't understand queen English

Nawaoo

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Re: Withdraw Death Threat Against Peter Obi, Falana Tells Edo Gov by flokii: 10:12pm On Jul 20, 2025

Falana should stop twisting the words of Senator Monday.. a SAN ougth to know better.
The Edo State Governor simply stated that the safety of Mr. Obi isn't guaranteed if the later decides to visit Edo State, the Governor didn't threaten Obi's life, neither did he stop Obi from entering Edo State.

Law should be without prejudice or misrepresentation of facts.. let's be guided.

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Re: Withdraw Death Threat Against Peter Obi, Falana Tells Edo Gov by stuffs2002: 10:14pm On Jul 20, 2025

Na poor education dey worry Falana because Okpobolo did not make any threat to Obi or any other person.

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Re: Withdraw Death Threat Against Peter Obi, Falana Tells Edo Gov by stuffs2002: 10:16pm On Jul 20, 2025

Maxymilliano:
Falana should say it in pidgin so that Monday can understand

English na your papa language?
You wey get PhD for another man Language wetin you gain

cc
Shawarmagirl
Penguin2
galantjoe

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Re: Withdraw Death Threat Against Peter Obi, Falana Tells Edo Gov by Dennisochampa: 12:28am On Jul 21, 2025

Peter obi should do the needful... The governor mess up if e apologise....

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Re: Withdraw Death Threat Against Peter Obi, Falana Tells Edo Gov by JASONjnr(m): 12:31am On Jul 21, 2025

Falana should go and rest.....he's really trying to make sense from nothing.

He should tell us his own contribution to having bobrisky served in a private room rather than in a prison yard.

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Re: Withdraw Death Threat Against Peter Obi, Falana Tells Edo Gov by TossTos(m): 12:31am On Jul 21, 2025

Different flavor of rubbish Governors ,one is praying for a sitting president soul to rest in peace at Owerri while this Monday wey hundreds of billion in figures, he cannot say is also issuing threat.... grin

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Re: Withdraw Death Threat Against Peter Obi, Falana Tells Edo Gov by Vision101(m): 12:32am On Jul 21, 2025

Nonexisting1:
Falana. One of the few with integrity left.

Falana again. He likes playing to the gallery. He has never succeeded in winning any of these his fundamental rights enforcement clout chasing. He helped in destroying Fubara.

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Re: Withdraw Death Threat Against Peter Obi, Falana Tells Edo Gov by TriCee: 12:39am On Jul 21, 2025

Chai, Mr. Monday really misyarn o. But then a tout will always be a tout.
I don't think he would apologise either.

Re: Withdraw Death Threat Against Peter Obi, Falana Tells Edo Gov by IamObidientBut: 12:40am On Jul 21, 2025

APC and anything affiliated with APC is evil and terrible. They represent darkness and dark forces.

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Re: Withdraw Death Threat Against Peter Obi, Falana Tells Edo Gov by Yankee101: 12:43am On Jul 21, 2025

Purely the fault of INEC and the courts all the way to the Supreme Court
I hope true justice comes to the land

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Re: Withdraw Death Threat Against Peter Obi, Falana Tells Edo Gov by TriCee: 12:45am On Jul 21, 2025

And these people saying the Governor said nothing wrong or that Falana is twisting it are really myopic.
The Governor words are very clear, even if he meant something different, that sounded like a threat. Or how do you explain "he will have himself to blame, I'm not joking"?

The lawyers are all seeing this from the constitutional point of view. Which makes the whole statement from the Governor wrong.

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Re: Withdraw Death Threat Against Peter Obi, Falana Tells Edo Gov by TheStranger: 3:11am On Jul 21, 2025

This Edo state governor is the reason why the requirements to be a governor should be upgraded to at least a degree from a higher institution of learning or its equivalent

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Re: Withdraw Death Threat Against Peter Obi, Falana Tells Edo Gov by Toosure70: 3:34am On Jul 21, 2025

Nonexisting1:
Falana. One of the few with integrity left.

Thank God you know this, but a particular region will still come and attack him tomorrow if he fight for his tribe or another tribe that not theirs tomorrow.

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Re: Withdraw Death Threat Against Peter Obi, Falana Tells Edo Gov by Lanretoye(m): 3:43am On Jul 21, 2025

Is he just planning to threaten Obi or he has already threatened him cos I am yet to see any statement or threat…meanwhile to those that are educated but have someone that is not educated as governor,what a shame,only God knows what their fathers were doing in their own time that they can’t even be ward counselors even with their education.

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