Assassination attempt on Peter Obi threat to Nigeria’s democracy – Nwosu

The campaigner of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, successful the November 8, 2025 governorship predetermination successful Anambra State, John Chuma Nwosu, has described the assassination effort connected erstwhile statesmanlike candidate, Peter Obi, successful Edo State connected Monday arsenic “disheartening and condemnable”.

Nwosu said the assassination effort “poses a superior menace to the principles that underpin our democracy”.

In a connection helium signed and issued successful Awka, Nwosu said that attacking Obi is similar attacking each the good-hearted Nigerians who judge successful bid and being civil, arsenic good arsenic the close of each national to instrumentality portion freely successful politics.

He said: “Our authorities should not see anger, threats, oregon convulsive actions. Democracy works champion erstwhile radical stock antithetic ideas, speech things done nicely, and dainty each different with respect not by being assertive oregon breaking rules.

“Political differences should ne'er pb to actions that enactment people’s lives astatine hazard oregon origin problems for the country’s stability.

“I inquire the close information groups to rapidly and firmly look into this event, find those responsible, and marque definite they are decently punished.

“Accountability is important to halt akin things from happening again and to bring people’s spot back. He said that Nigeria needs to determination past unit and follow a governmental civilization based connected maturity, tolerance, and respect for antiauthoritarian values...