NIGERIAN TRIBUNE
Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Mr Peter Obi on Tuesday survived an attack against his convoy in Katsina after the successful rally it held to canvass for votes in the February 25 poll.
The party in a statement issued by the Obi-Datti Presidential Campaign Council said the the presidential candidate came under massive attack as thugs used pelted his convoy with stones.
The statement signed by the Head of Media, Obi-Datti Presidential Campaign Council, Diran Onifade reads: “The Obi/Datti Presidential Campaign Council hereby condems the attack on our Presidential Candidate Mister Peter Obi in Katsina, Katsina State yesterday.
“Our candidate had met with women in a townhall and then held a hugely successful Rally at the Muhammad Dikko Stadium.
“However on his way to the airport, hoodlums attacked the car our candidate was riding in, with heavy stones from his drivers side, causing substatial damage to the vehicle.
“To the glory of God, Mr Obi and other occupants of the car were unhurt…
