The Coalition of Northern Groups in Anambra State, has said Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party for the 2023 election did not demolish mosques during his tenure as governor of Anambra State.
POLITICS NIGERIA reports that a user on Twitter, Qudus Akanbi Eleyi (@Qdpaper2) had claimed that Obi demolished a mosque in Anambra and pursued Hausa, Fulani and other northerners from the state while he was still governor. The claim and pictures have since gone viral.
But in a recent statement signed by its Chairman, Alhaji Mohammed Isa Jalo and the Women Coordinator, Hajiya Jamila Ibrahim, the group stated that northerners have always lived in peace in Anambra.
“Without mincing words, we wish to say here that nothing can be more untrue and outright mischief like this allegation,” the statement reads in part.
“Our members have been living in Anambra State,before Peter Obi became the governor of the state and have remained in the state till this moment, doing their legitimate businesses.
“If we may ask, who are the Muslims or Northerners that Peter Obi sent away during his tenure as the governor? Can the sponsors of the fabricated act point to them for Nigerians to see?”
