The Obi-Datti Campaign of the Labour Party (LP), has blamed
the absence of Peter Obi, its presidential flagbearer, at the presidential
debate on aircraft technical issues.
Diran Onifade, Head of Media, Obi-Datti Campaign Council,
disclosed this in a statement on Sunday while explaining Obi’s absence at the
presidential debate organised by the Nigerian Elections Debate Group (NEDG) in
Abuja.
The statement reads in part: “The Obi-Datti Campaign hereby
states that our candidate, Mr Peter Obi, was unable to attend the debate
programme following the advice of the technical crew of the aircraft he was
travelling in.
“After an engagement in Akure, Ondo State, he meant to head
for Abuja for the debate but was advised otherwise due to technical issues with
the aircraft, which made the pilot decide to head for Lagos instead.”
Meanwhile, Labour Party faithful including senior members of
the campaign had gathered at the International Conference Centre, Abuja, the
venue of the debate programme ahead of Obi’s arrival.
The senior members include the Director General of the
campaign, Balogun Akin Osuntokun and the campaign manager, Ambassador Oseloka
Obaze.
Others are Labour Party functionaries including Mrs Esther
Nenadi Usman and Alhaji Audi Mohammed.
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