A former presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has visited the family of the kidnapped LP governorship candidate for Anambra State, Obiora Agbasimalo.
The wife of the kidnapped victim, Eucharia Agbasimalo, disclosed this to Sunday PUNCH on Friday.
She said during the visit at their home in Ikeja, Lagos, on Tuesday, Obi commiserated with the family over the death of her father-in-law, Pa Emmanuel Agbasimalo, who died on May 20, 2024.
Recall that the LP governorship candidate was kidnapped at Azia community in Ihiala Local Government Area of Anambra State on his way to attend a political function in September 2021 and his whereabouts had remained unknown till date.
But Mrs Agbasimalo said Obi visited her husband’s family to commiserate with them over their missing son and his father’s death.
She described Obi’s visit as a mark of love as it came when the family was still looking for their missing son and mourning the death of their patriarch.
She said, “The 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate paid a visit to the family of Obiora Agbasimalo, the kidnapped 2021 Anambra LP governorship candidate.
“During the visit, Mr Obi also learnt of the recent demise of the victim’s father, Emmanuel Agbasimalo and thereafter commiserated with the family.
“The visit, which is coming at a time when the leadership of the Labour Party at the national and state levels has abandoned the party’s governorship candidate, who is still in the captivity of kidnappers, was largely appreciated by the family in particular.
“Emmanuel Agbasimalo died while thinking and waiting for the return of his son, who has been kidnapped since September 2021 and his whereabouts still unknown. Obi assured the family that he would use his good offices to get to the root of the matter and ensure that justice is served.”
