By Samson Adenekan

The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, has tackled the Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, for linking him to his arrest in Anambra State years back.

Mr El-Rufai, at an interactive session organised by Arewa Joint Committee in Kaduna on Monday, claimed to have been detained nine years ago in Anambra for 48 hours on the orders of Mr Obi, the then governor of the state.

“In 2013, I went to Anambra State as an official of the APC to witness the bye-election for governorship. Your next guest, Peter Obi, as governor, got me arrested and detained for 48 hours in my hotel room,” the Kaduna governor claimed.

Now as a sitting governor, Mr El-Rufai said he has all the security power to deal with the LP candidate but he would not do so because of his northern background.

Mr Obi was also among the dignitaries who spoke at the event.

In his defence, the former Anambra governor described the governor’s comment as a reckless one which should not have been made in the public space.

“What His Excellency, Governor Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai said about me has been brought to my attention. I believe that as we grow older and are saddled with more responsibilities, we are expected to become circumspect in our thinking and avoid recklessness in our speeches and utterances.

“How does the circumstance he referred to relate to bigotry, to warrant such a label?

“All I do for people like El-Rufai is to pray for them and encourage them to concentrate on doing those things that will better the lots of Nigerians rather than engage in hate speeches that will divide and destroy the country,” he fired back.

Mr Obi said it was impossible for him at the time to order agents of the State Security Service (SSS) from Abuja to arrest Mr El-Rufai.

“The police commissioner that was there then was from Adamawa State, and the AIG was from Nasarawa. The GMD that was planning for that election was from Kano. There’s no way I could have done that.

“My chairman, I never asked anyone to arrest you. As Governor of Anambra State, I have the first APC best policeman in Nigeria, and he is from Kano, so where will I give the order and tell a man who lives in my house every day that I want to deal with his people, and he will say yes?”

“I was in APGA during the elections in 2010 (2013), the ruling party was PDP, how can I instruct the PDP in Abuja to detain anybody, even me as state governor was detained in my own local government,” Mr Obi said.

LeoDeKing:

The DSS is solely under the command of the sitting president and C-in-C.But the military is under the command of a private individual Bola Ahmed Tinubu abi? He then ordered the military to go kill 1million endsars protesters in Lekki shey? Just continue deceiving yourself.

Salewa97:
But the military is under the control of Sanwo-Olu and Tinubu and he ordered the shooting at Lekki?..

pquaver:
E Don reach obi your brain don dey work but e reach endsars na Tinubu order them zo shoot protesters.And u say una smart

Racoon:
The DSS is solely under the command of the sitting president and commander-in-chief. El-Rufai just a green snake and savage snitch.

Racoon:
The DSS is solely under the command of the sitting president and commander-in-chief. El-Rufai just a green snake and savage snitch.

Salewa97:


But the military is under the control of Sanwo-Olu and Tinubu and he ordered the shooting at Lekki?

All of you Peter Obituary supporters are just as clueless as your GCE candidate.

Hear this, a governor can ask for a DSS raid from the president and will be granted. Fayose once used DSS in Ekiti against his opponents and we have multiple cases of such act.

Massiveglory:
Are you suprised? Elrufai is an evil dangerous cunning short man. One of the men with the highest number of innocent blood on his hands.
This time, they have failed. What will wiped them out is close.

SIawomir:


If you admit that a govrronor can request permission from the President, then why aren't you blaming the then president too?

And show me where the person you quoted ever said that Sanwo-olu or Tinubu ordered the shootings.

Urheadmaster:
"My chairman, I never asked anyone to arrest you. As Governor of Anambra State, I have the first APC best policeman in Nigeria, and he is from Kano, so where will I give the order and tell a man who lives in my house every day that I want to deal with his people, and he will say yes?”




I still wonder why El Rufia a midget deserved to be replied by Nigeria incoming president of federal republic of Nigeria .

dre11:


https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/560186-peter-obi-tackles-el-rufai-says-he-never-ordered-arrest-of-kaduna-gov.html