Africa-Press – Nigeria. Peter Obi Media Team, POMT, has blasted the Lagos State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, saying that true patriotism is speaking truth to power instead of praising failure.
POMT said this in reaction to the statement the APC made attacking the 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi over his comment on US President Donald Trump’s allegation of Christian genocide in Nigeria.
Recall that Trump recently designated Nigeria as a ‘Country of Particular Concern’ over allegation of Christian genocide in the country.
Obi had said that President Trump’s declaration should give every well-meaning Nigerian serious concern.
He said there is no doubt that Nigeria is experiencing an unprecedented level of insecurity with attendant carnage and the most shocking loss of lives and property.
The Lagos APC accused Obi Obi of exploiting a sensitive national issue for political gain instead of demonstrating true statesmanship.
Reacting to APC’s accusation, POMT said the attack on Obi once again proved that rather than address Nigeria’s deepening crises, the ruling party prefers to attack voices of conscience.
“Let it be stated clearly: Patriotism is not silence in the face of national decay. True love for one’s country is measured by the courage to speak truth to power, not by the volume of sycophancy offered to those in power.
“When a nation is bleeding from insecurity, unemployment, economic paralysis, corruption, and international embarrassment, it is only natural for responsible leaders to raise alarm.
“Peter Obi’s concern over Nigeria’s current global perception is not political opportunism; it is a wake-up call to a government that has normalized failure and propaganda as governance.
“If the APC government had shown half the efficiency in fixing Nigeria as it does in issuing press statements against perceived opponents, our nation would not be ranked among the world’s most insecure, most indebted, and most poverty-stricken countries,” POMT said.
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