Nigeria, July 25 -- The 2023 Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has responded to recent "threats" by Governor Monday Okpebholo of Edo State that he (Okpebholo) would not allow Mr Obi to enter the South-south state.

During a political rally in Edo State on Friday, Mr Okpebholo warned Mr Obi not to enter the state without notifying him or obtaining security clearance.

The governor, a member of the APC, claimed Mr Obi's recent visit to St Philomena Hospital School of Nursing Sciences where he donated N15 million for the completion of projects in the school triggered violence and death of three persons.

The remarks had elicited criticisms from civil society groups, lawyers, political figures, and other Nigerians with many...