Popular Nigerian activist, Aisha Yesufu has reacted to a report of a 74-year-old retired military officer, Chinyere Obi, calling out the Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, for abandoning her after she was shot by political thugs in Imo state.
OsunDailyNG recalls that the septuagenarian told journalists in Abuja on Thursday that she was attacked over her commitment to LP.
The retired colonel, who is a card-carrying member of the party, said neither the party nor Peter Obi reached out to her after she was shot in the leg while campaigning for the party’s presidential candidate
She said, “It was only two people who sent me words from the Labour Party. I regret, I curse the day I entered the Labour Party. I was in PDP (Peoples Democratic Party), and when Obi joined Labour Party, I followed him.”
Reacting to the report via her Twitter handle, Yesufu wished her a quick recovery.
She noted that it might be a sad case of many of the unreported electoral violence cases
However, she questioned the reason the victim was not angry at those who sent the thugs instead was bitter towards the LP and its flag bearer.
She wrote, “Oh dear! Wishing her quick recovery.
“@SaharaReporters, did you by any chance report this story before now? Could it be sad case of many of the unreported electoral violence cases people are not aware of?
“I am curious to know at what time did she realize her confidence in #NotMyPresidentTinubu ? Was it before, during or after election?
“Also grappling at how she is not angry at those who sent the thugs (whom she now says she supports). Is it a case of Stockholm syndrome?”
