Peter Obi, a former governor of Anambra state and a presidential contender for the Labour Party (LP) in 2023, has defended his decision not to leave the UK to visit Benue state. One of Peter Obi’s advisers, Dr. Moses Paul, made this claim in a Monday post on his official X account. This follows a spate of terrorist attacks in Benue State, where multiple lives were lost in invasions.
Dr. Moses expressed his biggest concern in a phone chat with the former governor of Anambra state—that Hyacinth Alia, the governor of Benue state, would refuse to let him enter the state if he decided to conclude his vacation in the UK—in the post that went viral online.
Following the murders in Benue State, the ex-governor of Anambra state spoke out against them. He made it clear that the governor should know that his compassion, not politics, is driving his travel to the state. Here is what Peter Obi said, according to Dr. Moses Paul
“Mo, if I cut short my UK trip to return to Benue, my greatest worry is, just as it happened when I tried to visit grieving people in Plateau, Niger, and other places, what if the Governor refuses me entry again?
