The Labour Party (LP) Presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has said he cannot condemn the Eastern Security Network (ESN) in the South-East because he is not sure of their activities.
Obi disclosed this while speaking at ‘The Candidates’, a presidential town hall series on Monday.
The former Anambra State governor also claimed that agitations in parts of Nigeria is a result of leadership failure.
Obi said if elected president, his administration will adopt dialogue to deal with the issue.
He said; “The first of our seven-point agenda is to ensure the security of the lives and properties of Nigerians. This is by ensuring that there is equity, justice, and doing things following rule of law.’’
“Everywhere in the country is full of agitation. It is the effect of leadership failure. There is nothing wrong with agitation. You dialogue and discuss with everybody.’’
“I can’t condemn ESN, because I am not sure who is doing what. You can only condemn people when there’s a process in which they have said this person has done something.”
The ESN is the paramilitary organization of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), a pro-Biafra separatist movement.