The Peter Obi Media Team has slammed the Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, saying that true patriotism lies in speaking truth to power, not glorifying incompetence.
In a statement on Tuesday, November 4, the team responded to the Lagos APC’s criticism of Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi over his reaction to U.S. President Donald Trump’s claim of Christian genocide in Nigeria.
Trump had recently designated Nigeria as a “Country of Particular Concern” over allegations of religious persecution.
In response, Obi said the U.S. leader’s remarks should worry every well-meaning Nigerian, noting that the country was experiencing “an unprecedented level of insecurity with attendant carnage and the most shocking loss of lives and property.”
The Lagos APC had accused Obi of exploiting the sensitive issue for political gain instead of showing leadership.
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Reacting, POMT said the attack on Obi proved the ruling party was more interested in silencing critics than addressing Nigeria’s deepening crises.
“Let it be stated clearly: Patriotism is not silence in the face of national decay. True love for one’s country is measured by the courage to speak truth to power, not by the volume of sycophancy offered to those in power,” the team said.
“When a nation is bleeding from insecurity, unemployment, economic paralysis, corruption, and international embarrassment, it is only natural for responsible leaders to raise alarm.”
According to POMT, Obi’s comments were not acts of political opportunism but a necessary wake-up call to a government that has “normalised failure and propaganda as governance.”
“If the APC government had shown half the efficiency in fixing Nigeria as it does in issuing press statements against perceived opponents, our nation would not be ranked among the world’s most insecure, most indebted, and most poverty-stricken countries,” it added.