Labour Party reacts as Tinubu's aide warns Peter Obi over democracy collapse remark

• Hon. Ife Salako, Lagos authorities Labour Party spokesman, has backed Peter Obi’s stance connected ideology and the existent concern of things successful the country
• He criticised Bayo Onanuga and accused him of utilizing threats and divisive rhetoric to intimidate Nigerians from speaking connected nationalist issues
• Speaking to Legit.ng, helium alleged that the APC-led authorities plans to crook Nigeria into a one-party authorities and warned that this would endanger democracy

Lagos, Nigeria - Lagos authorities Labour Party spokesperson, Hon. Ife Salako, has powerfully defended the party’s 2023 statesmanlike candidate, Peter Obi, implicit his caller remarks connected democracy, insisting that Nigeria’s antiauthoritarian strategy is nether threat.

Labour Party blasts Bayo Onanuga and accuses him of spreading fearfulness and part arsenic helium defends Peter Obi implicit remark connected Nigeria. Photo credit: @PIDOMNIGERIA, @Naija_PR, @ifesalakooffice
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Legit.ng had earlier reported that President Bola Tinubu's medication issued a informing to Peter Obi implicit his remark that Nigeria’s ideology had collapsed.

The Labour Party statesmanlike campaigner made the connection astatine a colloquium celebrating Emeka Ihedioha’s 60th birthday, wherever helium lamented that the country’s ideology was failing owed to its leadership.

In response, statesmanlike spokesperson Bayo Onanuga dismissed Obi’s remarks, insisting that Nigeria’s ideology remains intact and warned him against playing to the gallery.

In an exclusive interrogation with Legit.ng connected Wednesday, March 26, 2025, the Lagos LP spokesperson dismissed the presidency’s presumption and argued that Obi’s connection was not lone valid but besides understated fixed the authorities of governance successful Nigeria.

"Given Mr. Peter Obi’s code connected the illness of ideology successful Nigeria, inevitably, determination is nary amended mode to picture the existent concern of our nation’s democracy," Salako said."We person a concern wherever the legislators undermine the process of voting adjacent successful the chambers. A wide ballot of 'Nay' volition beryllium declared arsenic 'Yea' by the enactment of the chambers. We are successful a concern wherever the judiciary nary longer serves arsenic the anticipation for a communal antheral but arsenic a marketplace for the highest bidder to bargain justice. The enforcement is connected the prowl of unconstitutional rascality. Putting each of these together, 1 whitethorn adjacent judge Mr. Peter Obi was being humble successful his presumption connected the authorities of ideology successful Nigeria," helium added.

LP spokesperson successful Lagos Hon. Ife Salako defends Peter Obi amid contention implicit ideology illness remarks and Bayo Onanuga's criticism. Photo credit: TexBr
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Democracy cannot beryllium without the Constitution

Salako further explained that ideology thrives connected law adherence, informing that its disregard would pb to a full collapse.

He added:

"Democracy relies mostly connected the constitution to thrive, and successful a concern wherever the constitution is outrightly disregarded for selfish governmental purposes, past ideology volition not lone illness but cease to exist. Hence, those who consciousness uncomfortable with the information that ideology has collapsed successful Nigeria should retrace their steps backmost to the constitution and statesman to enactment by it."

Onanuga should not endanger Nigerians

Responding to the presidency’s warning, Salako criticised Bayo Onanuga, describing him arsenic a divisive fig who should not beryllium issuing threats to absorption voices.

"As to the presidency and their threats coming from Mr. Bayo Onanuga, it is rather unfortunate to commencement with that Mr. Onanuga, a sworn bigot who remains unrepentant astir his divisive rhetoric, is the 1 threatening Nigerians for speaking to the issues of our nation. Mr. Onanuga does not merit to beryllium anyplace adjacent our nationalist platforms nor payment from the commonwealth of Nigeria due to the fact that helium is simply a information to our corporate interests and unity," helium said.

APC wants a one-party strategy - Salako

LP authoritative Hon. Ife Salako delivers a bold connection connected ideology and threats from President Bola Tinubu's administration. Photo Credit: Bayo Onanuga, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu
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Salako accused the ruling All Progressives Congress of attempting to crook Nigeria into a one-party state, calling connected citizens to defy the alleged agenda.

"We person heard of their plans to crook Nigeria into a one-party strategy nation. An thought that is not lone a menace to ideology but 1 that volition instrumentality america backmost to the subject dictatorship epoch of the acheronian ages. I implore each well-meaning Nigerian to delight articulation Mr. Peter Obi successful this conflict for the psyche of our federation from the APC-led government," helium concluded.

Obi criticises Nigeria’s worsening system and security

Earlier, Legit.ng reported that Peter Obi criticised Nigeria's worsening political, economic, and information conditions. He lamented rising poverty, with implicit 100 cardinal Nigerians affected.

Obi decried nutrient insecurity, stating galore get to eat, portion the N70,000 minimum wage hardly covers essentials. He besides condemned predominant powerfulness grid collapses hindering development.

He warned astir Nigeria's rising debt, present astatine N100 trillion, blaming mismanagement. Obi called for electoral reforms, urging Nigerians to clasp leaders accountable for nationalist progress.

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Proofreading by James Ojo, transcript exertion astatine Legit.ng.

Source: Legit.ng