By our reporter| The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 presidential election, Peter Obi on Friday said he and his family are with Senator Ike Ekweremadu as battled the allegation of organ harvesting in the UK.
The London metropolitan police on Thursday arrested and charged Ekweremadu and his wife, Beatrice, to court for allegedly bringing a child to the UK for organ harvesting.
According to the police, the investigation was launched after detectives were alerted to potential offences under modern slavery legislation in May 2022.
Obi, whose reaction was contained in a tweet on his verified Twitter handle @PeterObi,
expressed concern over the allegation, while hoping that justice should be served on the case.
“My family and I are with the Ekweremadu’s over their travail,” Obi tweeted.
“We join all men of goodwill in praying for the healing of their daughter and commit them into God’s hand for justice to be done.”
Ekweremadu had in a video that trended on Wednesday said people from the south-east geo-political zone will not vote for LP in the 2023 elections, while admitting that Obi is a credible candidate.
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