{"id":129375,"date":"2026-09-08T21:14:55","date_gmt":"2026-09-08T20:14:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=129375"},"modified":"2026-09-08T21:14:55","modified_gmt":"2026-09-08T20:14:55","slug":"2027-peace-accord-under-scrutiny-as-amnesty-condemns-obis-blockade-in-benue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/2027-peace-accord-under-scrutiny-as-amnesty-condemns-obis-blockade-in-benue\/","title":{"rendered":"2027: Peace Accord Under Scrutiny as Amnesty Condemns Obi\u2019s Blockade in Benue"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>By Oscar Okhifo<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The political peace accord recently celebrated ahead of the 2027 general elections has come under scrutiny following the reported obstruction of the presidential candidate of the New Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, in Benue State.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The incident has also drawn condemnation from Amnesty International, which accused political actors of using intimidation and alleged thuggery to restrict the movement of opposition candidates.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Obi\u2019s movement was reportedly obstructed along Gboko Road in Makurdi, the Benue State capital, on Tuesday, when youths allegedly barricaded the road and prevented his entourage from proceeding.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The development has raised fresh concerns over whether political candidates can freely travel across the country, meet citizens and visit communities without intimidation or obstruction.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The concerns come against the backdrop of commitments by political parties and candidates to peaceful campaigns and non-violence as preparations for the 2027 elections intensify.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Amnesty International, in a statement issued on Tuesday and signed by its Country Director, Isah Sanusi, described the incident as \u201ca reckless and unlawful use of political thugs\u201d and said the Benue State Government had questions to answer over what it called a \u201cbrazen act of political repression.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cNo Nigerian needs anybody\u2019s permission to visit any part of the country at all times,\u201d the organisation said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Amnesty alleged that heavily armed youths unlawfully barricaded Gboko Road in Makurdi in what appeared to be a coordinated action that placed Obi and members of his entourage at risk.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cThis is an unprecedented and dangerous act that undermines the entire democratic process,\u201d it said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The rights organisation warned that harassment of rival candidates by state-endorsed armed vigilante groups or thugs was unlawful, and urged authorities to take decisive steps to prevent political repression and violence.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cHarassment of rival candidates by state-endorsed armed vigilante groups or thugs is unlawful,\u201d it said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Amnesty International said it had been documenting what it described as increasing political repression since last year, including alleged attempts to prevent opposition groups from holding political meetings in hotels, attacks on political activities and other developments it said were undermining a level playing field.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cSince last year Amnesty International has been documenting shocking levels of political repression, including preventing hotels from hosting political meetings organised by the opposition, direct attacks on political activities and other acts that undermine the existence of a level playing field politically,\u201d it said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The organisation also expressed concern that the Federal Government and relevant authorities were not doing enough to prevent political repression and violence.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cWe are seriously concerned that the Nigerian Government is doing very little to prevent political repression and violence,\u201d Amnesty said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">It further alleged that some states were implementing an \u201cunpronounced policy\u201d of using various means to shut out political opposition, while expressing concern over the failure of authorities to investigate and prosecute suspected perpetrators.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The incident has consequently revived questions about the practical meaning of the political peace accord, particularly whether its commitments can guarantee presidential and other opposition candidates the freedom to move, campaign and engage with citizens across the country.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The issue is likely to attract greater attention as political parties intensify nationwide consultations and mobilisation ahead of the 2027 elections.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Benue Government denies involvement<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Benue State Government has denied any involvement in the reported blockade.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The government said it was unaware of Obi\u2019s visit and rejected allegations that it deployed thugs to obstruct the opposition candidate.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">It maintained that the state does not engage, patronise or deploy thugs as instruments of governance or security.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The government also questioned why Obi\u2019s visit was allegedly not formally communicated to the relevant authorities.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The reported presence of police officers at the scene has added another dimension to the controversy, particularly over how the convoy of a presidential candidate could be obstructed on a major road.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The incident has attracted reactions from political figures, with calls for an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the blockade and for the rights of political candidates to move freely and campaign to be respected.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ortom attacks Alia<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In a related political development in the state, former Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, has criticised his successor, Governor Hyacinth Alia, describing him as \u201clawless and hypocritical\u201d and accusing his administration of failing to account for the resources accruing to the state.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ortom, who spoke on Arise TV, also described Alia as the \u201cworst Reverend Father ever,\u201d alleging that the governor had disappointed the people who elected him.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cI know many priests and many are my friends. None is like him. He is just something else. He deceived Benue people with his so-called healing ministry. Up till now, I have not seen anyone that was healed then by him,\u201d Ortom said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The former governor accused Alia of being controversial and unaccountable, alleging that his administration had failed in governance.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cHe deceived them and he has shown his failure. He is controversial and never accountable to anyone,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ortom also revisited his dispute with the Alia administration over 23 used vehicles, alleging that the vehicles, which he said were his lawful entitlements, were taken from him and had not been returned despite a court judgment.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cThe 23 used cars he took from me were my entitlements. As a former governor, my wife and I lawfully got those vehicles. He has returned none and he never appealed the court judgment that ordered him to return them to me. He was even fined \u20a65 million,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The former governor also criticised Alia\u2019s relationship with the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, George Akume, whom he said played a significant role in Alia\u2019s emergence as governor.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cEven the man who backed him to where he is today, that is the SGF, George Akume, he has no respect or regard for him,\u201d Ortom alleged.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">He urged Benue residents to reject Alia and support former Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Michael Kaase Aondoakaa, whom he identified as his preferred candidate.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ortom lamented the situation in Benue, describing Alia as a \u201czero blessing\u201d to the people and accusing the governor of setting what he considered a bad example of priesthood.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The latest controversy comes as political parties and actors intensify preparations for the 2027 elections, with political tolerance, freedom of movement and the ability of opposition candidates to campaign across the country emerging as key concerns.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Amnesty International urged political parties and candidates to ensure that their commitments to peaceful elections translate into concrete action.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cPolitical parties and candidates must make anti-violence and thuggery stance a clear and integral part of their election campaign,\u201d the organisation said.<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Oscar Okhifo The political peace accord recently celebrated ahead of the 2027 general elections has come under scrutiny following the reported obstruction of the presidential candidate of the New&hellip;<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":129376,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-129375","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - 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