{"id":145540,"date":"2025-01-09T09:24:56","date_gmt":"2025-01-09T08:24:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/liar-you-incited-followers-to-threaten-felix-morkas-life-ganduje-replies-peter-obi"},"modified":"2025-01-09T09:24:56","modified_gmt":"2025-01-09T08:24:56","slug":"liar-you-incited-followers-to-threaten-felix-morkas-life-ganduje-replies-peter-obi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/liar-you-incited-followers-to-threaten-felix-morkas-life-ganduje-replies-peter-obi","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Liar, you incited followers to threaten Felix Morka\u2019s life\u2019 \u2013 Ganduje replies Peter Obi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Abdullahi Ganduje, has accused 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi of libel and inciting his followers to issue death threats against APC spokesman Felix Morka.<\/p>\n<p>Ganduje accused Obi of lying by claiming that Morka threatened him and his family in a recent interview.<\/p>\n<p>Obi had alleged that Morka threatened his life following his New Year\u2019s Day criticism of President Bola Tinubu\u2019s administration. He asked if he had \u201creally crossed the line\u201d after facing alleged threats to his life, family, and associates from Morka.<\/p>\n<p>Obi\u2019s allegation followed a statement attributed to Morka in an interview on Sunday, where he said, \u201cPeter Obi has crossed the line so many times, and he has what\u2019s coming to him. Whatever he gets, he should manage it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In response, Morka asserted that Obi had quoted him out of context, emphasising that he never threatened Obi\u2019s life, calling on the former Anambra State governor to set the record straight.<\/p>\n<p>However, Ganduje described Obi\u2019s claims as unfortunate and misleading.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement he personally signed, the APC Chairman stated that Obi\u2019s claims were sheer mischief and outright falsehood, which would have been ignored if not for the need to refute such a baseless narrative.<\/p>\n<p>According to Ganduje: \u201cBy falsely claiming that Morka threatened his life, Mr Obi has libeled Morka in the extreme and incited his online supporters to issue death threats against Morka and his family.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He emphasised that, as a public figure, Obi had a responsibility to provide accurate and truthful information, adding that spreading falsehood undermines public trust.<\/p>\n<p>The APC National Chairman pointed out that Morka was simply carrying out his duties as the National Publicity Secretary of the party, holding opposition actors accountable for their statements, as is expected in a democratic setting.<\/p>\n<p>He added: \u201cMorka\u2019s comments during the interview were strictly in response to a question referencing \u2018prophets of doom\u2019 and \u2018voodoo economics.\u2019 Nothing in his statement constituted or suggested a threat to Obi or anyone else.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ganduje further emphasised the importance of free speech, a \u201cright protected by Nigeria\u2019s Constitution,\u201d which applies equally to all Nigerians, including members of the ruling party.<\/p>\n<p>He called on Obi to refrain from misinformation and to accept criticism as part of the democratic process.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDoes Mr. Obi expect the APC to fold its arms and allow the opposition to propagate falsehoods without any response?\u201d Ganduje queried.<\/p>\n<p>He warned that the APC would continue to counter baseless allegations with facts concerning the Tinubu-led government.<\/p>\n<p>Ganduje reiterated the party\u2019s commitment to upholding democratic principles while holding opposition actors accountable when necessary.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Abdullahi Ganduje, has accused 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi of libel and inciting his followers to issue death threats against APC spokesman Felix Morka. Ganduje accused Obi of lying by claiming that Morka threatened him and his family in a recent [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":145539,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,14],"tags":[7352,1022,254,222],"class_list":["post-145540","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-policy","tag-felix-morka","tag-ganduje","tag-nigeria","tag-peter-obi"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>\u2018Liar, you incited followers to threaten Felix Morka\u2019s life\u2019 \u2013 Ganduje replies Peter Obi - Nigeria<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/liar-you-incited-followers-to-threaten-felix-morkas-life-ganduje-replies-peter-obi\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"\u2018Liar, you incited followers to threaten Felix Morka\u2019s life\u2019 \u2013 Ganduje replies Peter Obi\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. 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