The presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, Photo: X | Peter Obi.
The presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, Peter Obi, has accused “hired thugs” of obstructing his visit to Yelwata, Benue State, where he had planned to meet families of victims of the June 2025 massacre.
Obi, in a statement posted on his X handle on Tuesday, said he arrived in Benue at about 9am for what he described as a purely humanitarian mission but was prevented from proceeding to the community.
He said the incident occurred a day after he attended the opening of the national campaign office of another opposition presidential candidate, Governor Seyi Makinde, in Abuja, as part of his commitment to political civility.
“As Governor of Anambra State, I made it a point during electioneering to welcome visiting opposition members personally, provided they acted within the ambit of the law,” he said in the statement titled “How Hired Thugs Obstructed My Visit to Benue State”.
