The presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, has alleged that the government of President Bola Tinubu is deliberately frustrating his life and means of livelihood, claiming he fears for his safety.
In an interview with popular TV host and media entrepreneur, Chude Jideonwo, the former Anambra governor alleged that the Federal Government is targeting him personally and denying him privileges he is entitled to.
According to Obi, if the Tinubu government had the opportunity, he might not be alive.
His words, “The way they are going… not even as a candidate, I might not even be alive. I’m telling you. Every single thing I do for a living, this government is frustrating. Deliberately so. Everything.
“So there’s even a possibility that, if they have an opportunity, I will not be alive.
“I get frustrated every day because you do things that you think should be normal, but they are no longer normal.
“They won’t come directly and say, ‘oh, we’re doing this.’ But you can see their hands in virtually everything.
“They’re attacking everybody who is in opposition personally. I am being attacked personally. Everything. They are even denying me things that I am entitled to,” he said.
The Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate also recounted an incident at the Lagos airport where his vehicle was clamped for allegedly parking wrongly, despite several other vehicles being parked in the same location.
He further claimed that some people he knows at the airport now avoid greeting him because they fear becoming targets of the government.
