The Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, on
Thursday, raised the alarm that opposition political parties have adopted a
“negative strategy” ahead of the 2023 election campaign.
He alleged that the opposition has been spreading
misinformation on both traditional and social media platforms and blaming it on
LP.
The former Anambra State governor made the allegation in a
series of tweets on his Twitter page on Thursday.
He, however, said that his party would remain resolute and
committed to an issue-based campaign.
“As we approach the official kick-off of the 2023 election
campaign, it has become evident that the opposition has adopted a negative
strategy of trolling and insinuating fake news and misinformation in the social
media space and blaming the Labour Party, its presidential candidate and their
supporters of same. We remain resolute in our commitment to an issue-based and
clean campaign.
“We will also rebuff all such ploys of deceit and calumny
meant to create disaffection among Nigeria’s voting population, who desire
credible leadership change. – PO”
Peter Obi’s Media Adviser, Valentine Obienyem, on August 10,
2022, assured that his principal’s campaign would be based on issues and not
personality when it starts.
This is as he noted that the former governor aligned with
the All Progressives Congress presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, on
issue-based campaign for the 2023 general election.
Obienyem said Tinubu’s campaign organisation’s call for an
issue-based campaign exactly mirrored what Obi had propagated over the years.
According to him, if supporters were mindful of this, some
articles published in some newspapers against Obi would not have been
published, including those with offensive titles.
“Right from Obi’s position as the governor, he was not known
for the habit of attacking people or building lies against others,” the
statement added.
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