Anambra State Governor, Professor Chukwuma Soludo, has been accused of making derogatory remarks about the supporters of the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Mr. Peter Obi.
POLITICS NIGERIA reports that the allegations of mockery stemmed from an Easter message posted on the governor’s Facebook page.
In the post, Soludo wished the people of Anambra a happy Easter celebration and went on to say that a headless mob had killed Christ because their emotions clashed with the truth embodied by Christ.
The comments seemed to anger supporters of Obi, known as OBIdients, who responded by attacking Soludo in the comment section of his post on Facebook.
The message posted by the governor read: “Christ is risen, hallelujah! Our Lord brought the inconvenient truth about salvation.
“The headless mob mocked, condemned and crucified Him. Some 2000 years after, the truth, embodied in the risen Christ and His message of salvation and eternity, still endures.
“History teaches us and the experience of our Lord confirms that whenever strong fleeting emotions collide with the truth, emotions triumph temporarily but ultimately the truth prevails.
“May the resurrection power encourage all those with the wisdom and courage to stand up for the inconvenient truth at all times. Truth will always prevail. In the end, no history book has ever been written in honour of the emotive critics or the headless mob.
“May Anambra and Nigeria always win. Happy Easter to us all!”
It is worth noting that in a piece written in November 2022, Soludo had referred to Obi’s supporters as a headless mob, leading to speculation that his use of the term again in his Easter message may have been a deliberate jibe at the OBIdients.
