‘I have suffered stereotypes as Igbo man, I understand your pain’ — Peter Obi tells Fulani

The 2027 statesmanlike campaigner of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, Mr Peter Obi, has said helium has personally experienced stereotypes, judgement and labelling due to the fact that of his Igbo taste background.

Obi made the connection successful a station connected X portion condemning the increasing inclination to subordinate transgression with peculiar taste groups.

He said the acquisition was not unsocial to the Igbo people, noting that galore Nigerians person astatine 1 clip oregon different been judged based connected their ethnicity alternatively than their idiosyncratic character.

The erstwhile Anambra State politician said helium understands the challenges faced by mean Fulani radical who are often unfairly blamed for crimes committed by individuals they bash not cognize oregon support.

According to him, criminals should beryllium identified by their actions and not by their taste origin, stressing that “a thief is simply a thief, a violent is simply a terrorist, and a kidnapper is simply a kidnapper.”

Drawing parallels with the civilian rights question successful the United States, Obi referenced Martin Luther King Jr. and his telephone for radical to beryllium judged by the contented of their quality alternatively than their race. He argued that each ethni...