Benue State Commissioner for Information, Solomon Iorpev, has said that Peter Obi is courting trouble with the state government. This comes after the blockage of Obi by some youths on Tuesday, and Nigerians have been reacting.
Stressing that this is not the first time the presidential aspirant has ignored protocol by failing to officially inform the state government about his visit, Iorpev described Obi as a high-profile person whose security should be provided by the host state.
He added that the blockage happened because Obi’s visit regrettably coincided with the meeting of youths from the 23 local government areas of the state.
His words, “A high-profile person who has been a former governor of a state is coming into the state; he should have written a letter to the State Government.
We are supposed to guarantee his safety and protection, but in an instance where no letter was written, we could not guarantee his safety.
This is not the first time he is doing this. He is just looking for our trouble. We are peace loving and hospitable people.
So, if they were coming from either Tarka, Gboko, Buruku, Ushongo, Konshisha or Vandeikya at the same time of his visit and blocked the road, it is unfortunate. I do not know the youths who did that.”
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