First Republic Aviation Minister, Chief Mbazulike Amechi has warned that nothing should happen to Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) ahead of the 2023 general elections.
The elderstatesman, who has declared his support for Obi’s candidacy and his running mate, Senator Datti Baba Ahmed, said Nigeria would slide into a terrible situation should anything untoward happen to the former Anambra State Governor.
He said Obi’s emergence as a presidential candidate was an act of God and must not be truncated in whatever way.
Amechi was speaking on the growing popularity of Peter Obi and his movement across the country, stating that the movement has clearly sent fear into the camp of his rivals.
He said: “I don’t think it was just an accident that Peter Obi emerged. I think it was God’s way. If anything happens to him, it would worsen the situation in Nigeria and the situation may degenerate into something non-describable.
“If they’re afraid of Obi who is just a beginner, why should they not be eternally afraid? Peter Obi is the only governor who left office and nobody asked him any questions.
“He didn’t know the office of EFCC, ICPC, or DSS because of his clean records. The man who succeeded him wanted to leave the country two hours after he handed over, meaning he wanted to sneak away.”
