Senator Nnamani’s Supporter Reveals What Will Happen if Obi Addresses Himself As Nigeria’s President

• Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi has been told that there would be consequences if he addresses himself as President of Nigeria
• Uche Rochas, a politician and an ally of Senator Chimaroke Nnamani of Enugu State, made this claim via a social media post
• In this report, Legit.ng conducted checks in the constitution on the penalty attached to the offence if Obi ever addresses himself as President

Uche Rochas, an ally of Senator Chimaroke Nnamani of Enugu State, said the Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, could be in severe trouble if he ever declares himself President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

Rochas, who took to his social media handle to make his point, said Obi's supporters and any Nigerian could refer to him as their President as it would not be counted as unlawful.

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He wrote:

"You can call Peter Obi your president, and nothing will happen, but if Peter Obi addresses himself as the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, there will be a very severe consequences."

What does the law say?

Meanwhile, Section 192 of the Criminal Code Act in Nigeria states that:

"Any person who, on any occasion on which he is permitted or required by law to make a statement or declaration before any person authorised by law to permit it to be made before him, makes a statement or declaration before that person which, in any material particular, is to his knowledge false, is guilty of a felony and is liable to imprisonment for three years.

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"The offender cannot be arrested without warrant."

MKO Abiola's incident

It would be recalled that a similar situation transpired during the post-democracy era when the 1993 general election was annulled.

By way of statistics, MKO Abiola, the most popular and favourite presidential candidate, won the election but was not declared by the electoral body.

In 1994, he was arrested and imprisoned on treason charges after declaring himself the President of Nigeria.

MKO Abiola died on 7 July 1998, the day he was due to be released from prison.

Lauretta Onochie wants DSS to arrest Peter Obi, gives reason

In another development, the Department of State Security (DSS) and the Nigerian Police Force (NPF) have been petitioned to arrest Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP).

This petition was made on social media on Tuesday, September 12, by the former Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) chairman, Lauretta Onochie.

Onochie accused Peter Obi of fuelling violence and described him as a "clown" desperate for power.

Source: Legit.ng