APC national publicity secretary, alleges over 200 death threatsfollowing comments on Peter Obi

January 08, 2025

By Ayinde Adeleke

The National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Felix Morka, has claimed that he and his family have received over 400 threats, including approximately 200 explicit death threats, following his comments on Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi.

Morka stated that the threats were triggered by Obi’s accusation that his remarks during a Sunday interview on Arise Television constituted a threat to the LP candidate’s life.

He denied making any comments that could be interpreted as threatening Obi’s life, describing the allegations as baseless.

“As of now, I have documented 400 threats, about 200 of which are explicit death threats,” Morka said.

“These are written threats that I will be submitting to law enforcement agencies. In these messages, individuals have detailed how they plan to harm me—threatening to shoot me, behead me, and carry out other gruesome acts.”

Morka’s initial remarks sparked outrage after he accused Obi of “crossing the line” in his criticism of President Bola Tinubu’s administration.

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar called on the APC to apologize to Obi and Nigerians for what he described as inflammatory and disgraceful language.

The Labour Party issued a seven-day ultimatum to President Tinubu, demanding that Morka be reprimanded for his comments. Marcel Ngogbehei, Director-General of the Labour Party Directorate of Mobilisation and Integration, decried what he described as a targeted campaign against Obi.