Obi's disrespect for national anthem shows he is lawless - Wike

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, has accused the statesmanlike campaigner of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, Peter Obi, of disrespecting Nigeria's nationalist anthem.

He described his enactment arsenic lawless and susceptible of dividing the country.

The curate spoke connected Friday astatine a stakeholders' municipality hallway gathering successful Ogu-Bolo Local Government Area of Rivers State, organised by the Rainbow Coalition.

According to him, Obi's refusal to basal during the singing of the nationalist anthem, portion rising for different anthem, raised questions astir his committedness to Nigeria's unity.

Wike said it was unacceptable that Obi remained seated portion Nigeria's nationalist anthem was being sung but stood up erstwhile a antithetic anthem, which helium said was not Nigeria's authoritative anthem, was played.

"Obi's enactment showed that helium did not judge successful Nigeria and could instrumentality steps that would disagreement the state if elected president," Wike alleged.

"A antheral who does not judge successful Nigeria, idiosyncratic who derives joyousness successful ridiculing the state by disrespecting its symbolic National Anthem indispensable not beryllium allowed to travel adjacent the presidency of our country," helium added.

Wike besides questioned Obi's governmental record, accusing the erstwhile Anambra State politician of abandoning governmental parties wheneve...