Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Peter Obi has declared his support for senator, Ike Ekweremadu over his organ harvest scandal in UK. 

Ekweremadu and his wife, Beatrice were arrested, arraigned and remanded in United Kingdom on Thursday, for allegedly plotting to harvest the organ of a minor. 

However, it was later disclosed that the child was taken to UK by the family as a kidney donor for their ailing daughter. 

Obi said on Twitter that he will stand with the Ekweremadu’s over their travail, join all men of goodwill in praying for the healing of their daughter and commit them into God’s hand for justice to be done.

"My family and I are with the Ekweremadu’s over their travail.  We join all men of goodwill in praying for the healing of their daughter and commit them into God’s hand for justice to be done. -PO," he tweeted.