OBEDIENT MOVEMENT HITS BACK AT AKPABIO OVER PETER OBI ATTACK

The Obidient Movement has strongly condemned Senator Godswill Akpabio’s recent attack on Peter Obi, describing it as unwarranted and lacking moral justification. In a statement signed by Director, Strategic Communications and Media Directorate, Nana Kazaure, the movement accused Akpabio of being disingenuous and hypocritical in his comments.

Kazaure said Akpabio’s advice to Peter Obi to resolve the so-called crisis within the Labour Party before aspiring to lead the country was laughable, given the APC’s role in facilitating the illegal tenure of Julius Abure as Labour Party chairman despite a clear Supreme Court ruling against him. “There is, in fact, no crisis within the Labour Party. What persists is the shameless interference of the APC – Senator Akpabio’s party – in facilitating the illegal tenure of Julius Abure, despite the clear ruling of the Supreme Court,” Kazaure stated.

The Obidient Movement also reminded Akpabio of his own controversies, including allegations of bribing senators with funds deposited into their accounts to “go and enjoy” amidst widespread hunger in the country. “Is this not the same Senate President who, in full view of national television, casually informed his colleagues that he had deposited funds into their accounts to ‘go and enjoy,’ even as the country groaned under the weight of unprecedented hunger inflicted by his party’s failed policies?” Kazaure asked.

Kazaure further criticized Akpabio’s insensitive remarks during the #EndBadGovernance protests, where he said that while the people may continue their protests, he and others at the helm would continue to eat and drink from the commonwealth. “In any serious society, such a thoughtless, insensitive, and callous remark would have led to his immediate removal from office,” Kazaure added.
The movement concluded by advising Akpabio to refrain from further attacks on Peter Obi, a man with a stellar record of public service that Akpabio cannot rival or undermine. Kazaure said Akpabio’s leadership has brought the Senate to a historic low, making him the worst Senate President in Nigeria’s democratic experience.