Former governor of Anambra state and the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has condemned an attack on one of his supporters, Joshua Alamu by suspected political thugs last weekend in Nasarawa state.
Alamu was attacked by the political thug on Saturday during a sensitization programme that was held in some parts of the state ahead of the 2023 presidential election in the country.
The development generated reactions from concerned Nigerians who demanded a full investigation to uncover the identities behind the horrible incident.
In his reaction, Obi took to his social media pages to condemn the act, he noted that an anabling environment should be provided where everyone can exercise his/her fundamental human rights without intimidation.
His post reads, “Once again, I wish to stress that Nigerian civic and political space must remain open for the Nigerian people to exercise their constitutional rights of freedom of assembly.
“Physical attacks on individuals exercising such rights is utterly unacceptable. -PO”.
According to Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) the presidential election in the country will be held on the 25th of February 2023.