Sam Omatseye, chairman of The Nation newspaper editorial
board, has asked Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), to
call his supporters to order.
In a tweet on Tuesday, Omatseye, also a columnist with the
newspaper, alleged that Obi’s supporters are threatening his life.
He said if anything happens to him, the LP presidential
candidate should be held responsible.
“Mr. Peter Obi, call you[r] supporters to order. They are calling and issuing death threats. If anything happens to me, you will be held responsible!!!!,” Omatseye tweeted.
Mr. Peter Obi, call you supporters to order. They are calling and issuing death threats. If anything happens to me, you will be held responsible!!!!
— Sam Omatseye (@samomatseye) August 2, 2022
Omatseye’s tweet comes hours after an opinion article he
wrote entitled ‘Obi-tuary’, which was published in The Nation newspaper on
Monday.
In the article, the columnist said Obi’s candidacy has
turned out to be an excuse for “closet Biafrans to betray open emotions about
Biafra without being accused of it”.
“This includes intellectuals who did not show mercy to him
while he reigned in Anambra as a pharisaic chief executive. It is like wearing
a colour beneath another colour. Obi has become a shelter for both miscreants
and activists of the crowd,” the article reads in part.
“Obi knows this. He is happy to be their catharsis, to be
their excuse for unfurling their bile at the system, for acting like
revolutionaries.
“He is playing to it
by acting as though he is the saint of Nigerian politics. Perhaps the purists
of the Biafran cause are unhappy, and they unleashed a past video clip of Kanu
on social media. In it, Kanu lashes out at Obi as governor and states what this
essayist wrote about him over building a NEXT supermarket while still the
governor of Anambra state.”
However, the article has elicited sharp criticism from
supporters of the LP candidate, who have accused Omatseye of bias.
What were we expecting from Nation Newspaper owned by Tinubu?
— 2022 Commonwealth Games (@Guarantor2011) August 1, 2022
This is why the media must be protected at all cost. As the watchdog of the society, it should be protected from being influenced by money bags and politicians
Muslim-Muslim ticket:
— Toluwani (@T_akinpade) August 1, 2022
media: Ignore religion and face competence.
Peter Obi visits church :
Media: Peter Obi is using Religion as a bait.
Ori gbo gbo yin ti daru
Tinubu goes to mosque. It is normal. He did Muslim Muslim they said it is not about religion. He brought bishops they said they are upcoming bishops lol. Obi a christian visiting churches it is now termed political. If they see how religion plays a part why do muslim Muslim.
— Sultan of Owerri👳 (@iheme_joshua) August 1, 2022
Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everydayWhere was @samomatseye when @officialABAT made headlines by assembling 2500 Islamic clerics to offer prayers for his presidential race in Kano?
— Mr. Universe 🇳🇬 (@mruniverse_01) August 2, 2022
Abeg gettat respectfully sirhttps://t.co/ntACTOFZ0t https://t.co/hxfN976pQh
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