The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, on Wednesday threw his weight behind the embattled National Publicity Secretary of the APC, Felix Morka.
Ganduje also described claims attributed to the Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, as misleading, an act he said incited his online supporters to troll Morka.
He disclosed this in a statement by him in Abuja.
His clarification comes a few hours after the APC spokesman claimed that he and his family have received 200 death threats.
Morka alleged that the threats were triggered by Obi’s accusation that his remarks during a Sunday interview on Arise Television constituted a threat to the Labour Party candidate’s life.
His earlier interview on Sunday sparked an outrage after he accused Obi of “crossing the line” in his criticism of President Bola Tinubu’s administration, asserting that Obi “deserved whatever came his way”.
His remarks prompted Obi to tweet, asking Nigerians if he had truly crossed the line by attempting to hold President Tinubu administration accountable to the people.
But Ganduje described the former LP presidential candidate’s approach as mischief and emotional blackmail meant to draw public sympathy.
According to him, at no point in the interview did Morka threaten Obi or his family.
Ganduje said, “By falsely claiming that Morka threatened his life, Mr Obi has libelled him in the extreme and incited his online supporters to issue death threats against Morka and his family.
“Morka’s comments during the interview were strictly in response to a question referencing ‘prophets of doom’ and ‘voodoo economics’. Nothing in his statement constituted or suggested a threat to Obi or anyone else.
“Does Mr Obi expect the APC to fold its arms and allow the opposition to propagate falsehoods without any response?”
Continuing, Ganduje stressed that the APC will continue to counter baseless allegations with facts against President Tinubu-led administration.
