The past Governor of Imo State and a former Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Emeka Ihedioha, has tendered a public apology to “Obidients”, the supporters of the Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Gregory Onwubuasi Obi, for calling them “saboteurs”.
Hon. Ihedioha recently came under fire when, during a speech, he said that anyone from the South East geopolitical zone who fails to vote for his party in the 2023 presidential election is a saboteur.
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“You're a saboteur if you cast your vote for Peter Obi” ~ Hon. @EmekaIhedioha to PDP members.
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— 𝕊𝕚𝕣 𝕃𝕒𝕓𝕝𝕦 (@sirlablu) September 27, 2022
Consequent upon his utterance, Peter Obi’s supporters vowed that he will never be elected to any public office ever again.
Apparently agitated by the threat, “Emeka Ihedioha ran to Channels Television to redeem his political career”, according to an observer.
He was seen apologizing to Obidients for his choice of word, saying that he ‘enjoy a good relationship with Peter Obi’.
“What I said had a context… unfortunately it was blown out of proportion. To all those, millions of Nigerians and Igbos, who felt hurt by what I said, I am sorry…” said Ihedioha. Read more.
Watch a shorter version of the video footage below:
https://twitter.com/i/status/1575785801589592064
Watch a longer version of the video clip below:
'I enjoy a good relationship with Obi' – a former Deputy Speaker, House of Reps., Emeka Ihedioha, clarifies claims he called Peter Obi's supporters saboteurs. #CTVTweets@SunrisedailyNow pic.twitter.com/am3cgWNvmV
— Channels Television (@channelstv) September 30, 2022