{"id":196126,"date":"2026-02-24T22:12:58","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T21:12:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/atiku-responds-to-assassination-attempt-on-obi-adc-leaders"},"modified":"2026-02-24T23:21:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T22:21:08","slug":"atiku-responds-to-assassination-attempt-on-obi-adc-leaders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/atiku-responds-to-assassination-attempt-on-obi-adc-leaders","title":{"rendered":"Atiku Responds to Assassination Attempt on Obi ADC Leaders"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has strongly condemned the assassination attempt on the life of former Anambra State Governor Peter Obi and other leaders of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, in Edo State.<\/p>\n

Obi and other ADC leaders came under deadly attack during the formal declaration of Olumide Akpata into the ADC in Benin City.<\/p>\n

Obi\u2019s motorcade was riddled with bullets following the unprovoked attack.<\/p>\n

Reacting, Atiku, in a statement on Tuesday night, said the attack is \u201cutterly condemnable and unacceptable in any democracy.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn recent times, we have witnessed reckless and inflammatory rhetoric from elements within the ruling party in Edo State, rhetoric that dangerously legitimises violence against political opponents.<\/p>\n

\u201cWords, when weaponised, often precede actions. What happened in Benin did not occur in a vacuum.<\/p>\n

\u201cNigeria is entering a perilous phase in which opposition voices are not only harassed through state institutions but are now being physically targeted. The ruling APC appears to have escalated its intolerance from bureaucratic suppression to open aggression.<\/p>\n

\u201cBola Tinubu and the nation\u2019s security chiefs bear a constitutional responsibility to guarantee the protection of lives and property without discrimination or partisanship. The safety of opposition leaders and supporters is not a favour; it is a democratic obligation.<\/p>\n

\u201cNigeria must not descend into a theatre where politics is settled by violence.\u201d<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Nigeria<\/span> Follow Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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