By Chinedum Treasure
Leaders of Hausa and Northern communities in Anambra State have dismissed allegations that former Governor Peter Obi discriminated against northerners or ordered the demolition of a mosque during his administration.
Speaking with journalists in Awka and Onitsha on Sunday, the leaders described the allegations as politically motivated ahead of the 2027 general election.
The Secretary of the Hausa Community in Onitsha, Mahmud Ibrahim, said the mosque in question was demolished in February 2006 during a reprisal attack linked to the Sharia crisis, before Obi became governor in March of the same year.
He said Obi later visited northerners who took refuge at an Army Barracks and contributed towards rebuilding the mosque.
“The rumour that he demolished our mosque while he was governor is untrue,” Ibrahim said.
The traditional ruler of the Hausa Community in Awka, Alhaji Garba Haruna, said northerners benefited from Obi’s free education and Hajj sponsorship programmes.
Also, Chairman of the Northern Community in Anambra, Alhaji Gidado Sidikki, said he received N10 million under Obi’s agricultural loan scheme, insisting that there was no discrimination.
The leaders said their experiences contradicted the allegations and pledged to mobilise members of the Northern community in Anambra to support Obi in the 2027 election.
Tags: Peter Obi, Anambra, 2027 Election
