More knocks as Lawmakers threaten to sue Obi’s Running Mate over ‘Treasonable Comment’
Following the controversial statement he made on Channels Television that President-elect, Bola Tinubu, should not be sworn-in on May 29 on certain legal grounds, the vice-presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Datti Baba-Ahmed, has continued to receive knocks from different parts of the country.
In the latest backlash, some serving councillors elected under the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress have threatened to sue the Obi’s running mate to court if he does not withdraw the statement in 24hours.
Addressing journalists in Abuja on Friday, the national chairman of the National Progressive Councillors Forum (NPCF), Muslihu Yusuf Ali, described Obi and his running mate as “enemy of unity, peace and democracy”.
Ali said, “We will like to use this medium to strongly condemn a provocative statement made by the Labour Party vice presidential candidate, Sen. Datti Baba-Ahmed on Channels TV last week, attacking the integrity of the 25th February 2023 presidential election.
“Therefore, we call him to quickly withdraw his comments within 48 hours and apologise to the good people of Nigeria, Bola Tinubu, President Buhari, the judiciary under the leadership of Chief Judge of Nigeria, else, legal action will be taken against him,” he said.
