The Labour Party (LP) 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has remained silent on the conviction of Pro-Biafran agitator, Simon Ekpa.
Naijaonpoint reports that the 40-year-old former municipal politician from Lahti was on Monday, September 1, 2025, sentenced to six years in prison by the Päijät-Häme District Court in Finland for terrorism-related crimes, aggravated tax fraud, incitement to commit crimes for terrorist purposes, and violations of the Lawyers Act.
The court ruled that he remain in custody.
According to the judgment, between August 2021 and November 2024, Ekpa attempted to promote the independence of the so-called Biafra region in southeastern Nigeria through illegal means.
However, 48 hours after the development, Peter Obi has failed to comment on the development despite the widespread commendation from the federal government and some Nigerians.
Unlike how Peter Obi is quick to react to national issues on his 𝕏 handle, a check on his page on Tuesday by Naijaonpoint showed that the former Governor of Anambra state only expressed sadness over the passing of ex-Inspector-General of Police, Dr. Solomon Arase, who died on Sunday, August 31, 2025.
Meanwhile, the Finnish Ambassador to Nigeria, Sanna Selin, recently sat down with PREMIUM TIMES to discuss bilateral relations, ongoing collaborations in trade and investment, education, energy, and opportunities for deeper cooperation between the two countries.
They also spoke about controversial Biafra activist Simon Ekpa, who was convicted and sentenced to six years in prison by a Finnish court on Monday.
The Premium Times interview with the ambassador was held several days before the court judgment.
PT: The Finnish education system is globally admired, and Nigeria has benefited little from it beyond individual scholarships. Is there a partnership to support systemic reform, funding gaps, curriculum development, or teacher training in Nigeria using Finnish expertise?
Ms Selin: Yes, the achievement of the Finnish education system has been known all over the world, and Finland is a sought-after partner for Nigeria when thinking about developing the education sector. You mentioned scholarships, which is true. Cooperation between both countries is already on through scholarships. However, we are supporting Nigeria with systemic reforms through our comprehensive teachers’ training programme. For example, we have a group of teachers from Lagos who participated in service training in Finland. One thing to mention is the education outside the classroom model, which starts very early, before the child is enrolled in a school or skills are learned outside of the classroom. This is something that has proven to be very important.
Also, there is the Finland-Nigeria cooperation in the field of education. We are training education institutions, funding partnerships with Finnish universities, such as universities of applied sciences, and finding partners for them in Nigeria.
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