The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi, has condemned the continuous tribal and religious divisions that have plagued the country, News About Nigeria reports.
He made this known in a statement via his verified handle on X on Wednesday.
Peter Obi noted that following his previous comment on the Nigerian woman living in Canada, Amaka Sonnberger, who threatened to kill all Yoruba, many Nigerians have reacted to his response, most justifying the actions of the lady.
According to them, her comments were in reaction to earlier hateful comments made by another Nigerian and reportedly directed at other Nigerians of the Igbo ethnicity.
Obi, however, maintained that tribal tensions and religious divisions must not be allowed to fester, adding that Nigerians should focus on finding lasting solutions to the challenges of high insecurity, unbearable high cost of living, and leadership failure that has continued to weigh the country down.
He wrote, “Following my recent comment on the Nigerian woman living in Canada, who made very distasteful comments against her fellow Nigerians in Canada. While condemning such a level of tribal and religious division, I have received a barrage of reactions from people, many of who tried to justify their actions.
“Some explained that her comments were in reaction to earlier hateful comments made by another Nigerian and reportedly directed at other Nigerians of the Igbo ethnicity which I also now condemn in the strongest terms.
“As I mentioned then, and still maintain now, tribal tension and religious division must not be allowed to grow among us. Such divisive and hateful comments and behaviours against one another should have no place among us.
“We must remain one united nation, focused on solving the myriads of challenges facing us as a nation. We must unite against the further polarisation of our nation along tribal, religious and political lines, and focus on finding lasting solutions to the challenges of high insecurity, unbearable high cost of living and leadership failure that has continued to weigh us down.
“With faith in our nation, may we embrace unity and peace, so that we can achieve true progress, growth and development in our nation. On one united and peaceful nation, shall the New Nigeria stand. It is POssible.”
