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Akinwande Soji-Ojo
The Chairman, Editorial Board of The Nation newspaper, Sam Omatseye, has asked Peter Obi, presidential candidate of Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, to call his supporters to order.
In a tweet on Tuesday, Omatseye, who is also a columnist with the newspaper, alleged that Obi’s supporters are threatening his life.
He said if anything happens to him, the LP presidential candidate should be held responsible.
“Mr. Peter Obi, call you[r] supporters to order. They are calling and issuing death threats. If anything happens to me, you will be held responsible!!!!,” Omatseye tweeted.
Omatseye’s tweet comes hours after an opinion he wrote, entitled ‘Obi-tuary’, which was published in The Nation newspaper, on Monday.
In the article, the columnist said Obi’s candidacy has turned out to be an excuse for “closet Biafrans to betray open emotions about Biafra without being accused of it.”
However, the article has elicited sharp criticism from supporters of the LP candidate, who accused Omatseye of bias.