Nigeria, Sept. 9 -- A human rights activist, Inibehe Effiong, has urged the 2027 presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, to stop his cautionary and diplomatic approach to issues and politics to exert his constitutional rights as a Nigerian.

Mr Effiong made the remarks in a post on his verified X handle on Tuesday.

The human rights lawyer was responding to a report that suspected political thugs disrupted Mr Obi's visit to Benue State on Tuesday after they blocked his convoy from gaining access into the north-central state.

Tuesday's incident was the second time Mr Obi's visit to Benue State would be disrupted, following Governor Hyacinth Alia's earlier stoppage of one of Mr Obi's proposed visits to a...