Women’s football: Shettima accuses Peter Obi of seeking attention
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Vanguard
Nigerian Vice-President Kashim Shettima accuses Peter Obi of seeking attention by wanting to welcome the Flamingos, Nigeria’s under-17 women’s team, at Abuja airport. Shettima made the accusation at a political rally in Akure, according to Vanguard.
Nigerian Vice-President Kashim Shettima accused Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), of seeking attention after his dispute with authorities over access to the Flamingos, Nigeria’s world champion under-17 women’s team. Shettima was speaking on Wednesday at a campaign rally by the All Progressives Congress (APC) for President Bola Tinubu’s re-election in Akure, capital of Ondo State, according to Vanguard.
Peter Obi, a former governor of Anambra State, said he was prevented on Monday from greeting the players when they arrived at Abuja airport after returning from Morocco. The National Sports Commission (NSC) disputed some elements of his account, saying his request had not been arranged in advance and that people presenting themselves as his protocol officers had approached the team while it was being escorted to the buses.
Kashim Shettima also questioned Peter Obi’s record as governor of Anambra, citing former governors Chris Ngige and Willie Obiano as well as current governor Charles Soludo, whom he said did not support his candidacy. He also described Peter Obi’s record at the head of the state as “mediocre” and challenged his economic credentials, according to Vanguard.
The statements come after the dispute between the Presidency and Peter Obi over access to the Flamingos, published on 10 November, itself preceded by statements from Peter Obi saying he had been kept away from the Flamingos at the airport on 9 November.
