Felix Morka, the National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has clarified his controversial statement and alleged death threat insinuation against Peter Obi and his family.
The Presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 general election recently alleged that Morka’s reaction to his New Year message has led to threats against his life and family.
It would be recalled that following Obi’s New Year message, the APC chieftain during an interview on Arise TV said “Obi has crossed the line so many times” adding that “whatever he has coming to him, he should manage it.”
According to Obi, since Morka made the statement on TV, he has been receiving all sorts of messages including threats to his life and that of those around him.
However, Morka while appearing on Arise TV’s The Morning Show on Wednesday, January 8, 2025, explained that his statement did not suggest any threat to Obi’s life.
He clarified that the comment was a direct response to the question about Obi being labeled a voodoo economist and prophet of doom.
Morka said his comment on Obi getting whatever comes to him is predicated on his belief that the ex-governor of Anambra State has crossed several lines of truth, adding that he deserved whatever names he’s called because he speaks “a lot of falsehood.”
The APC chieftain said, “If Peter Obi was called a prophet of doom or was called a voodoo economist, he has it coming to him because he has crossed several lines of truth, end of story. There’s nothing else to suggest (threats) in those words that I said in the moment of the interview. Peter Obi is speaking a lot of falsehood.”
While dismissing Obi’s death threat claim, Morka asked the Labour Party chieftain to produce evidence of the alleged threats against his life and his family members.
“He who alleges must prove. If Peter Obi says anyone threatened him, he must beyond just saying I’ve been threatened. For a man in his standing, I think he should supply some evidence of those who threatened him because if anyone threatened Peter Obi, we should not be having a conversation in your studio. The law enforcement system should be looking for those who threatened Obi’s life,” Morka said.
The APC Publicity Secretary maintained that he did not threaten Obi, insisting that his comment was about him being deservedly labeled a voodoo economist because he “crosses several lines of truth.”
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