The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, at the
just concluded presidential election, Peter Obi, has claimed that he is under
pressure to leave Nigeria.
Obi, in a statement on Wednesday night, slammed the ruling
All Progressives Congress, APC and some government agencies, accusing them of
propaganda.
The former Anambra State Governor also insisted the viral
audio of him and Bishop David Oyedepo of the Winners’ Chapel is fake.
“I repeatedly stated
that no one should vote for me based on Tribe or Religion, but rather on the
assessment of Character, Competence, Capacity, Credibility, and Compassion that
can be trusted to create a New Nigeria!
“The present attempts by the APC as a Party, and the APC
Led-government through some government officials and agencies to divert our
attention from our blatantly stolen mandate is unfortunate and sad.
“These have come and continued to manifest in different
ways, such as the malicious accusation of the Minister of Information, Mr Lai
Mohammed, the circulation of a fake doctored audio call, and a pressure on me
to leave the country.
“Let me reiterate that the audio call being circulated is
fake, and at no time throughout the campaign and now did I ever say, think, or
even imply that the 2023 election is, or was a religious war,” Obi said.
“The attempts to manipulate Nigerians is very sad and
wicked. Our legal team have been instructed to take appropriate legal actions
against Peoples Gazette and others.
“Elections are over, and we are in court to retrieve our
stolen mandate. Let me reiterate that we are doing so through all lawful and
peaceful options in line with our legal system and constitution, and I continue
to implore all Nigerians to remain peaceful and law abiding.
Those fixated with heating up the polity, creating
divisions, tensions and hatred within and outside Nigeria should remember that
Nigeria is our only country. Our focus should be on how to address the litany
of challenges facing us, such as: flawed electoral processes, the parlous state
of our economy, unsustainable debt burden, lamentable unemployment and
inflation, insecurity, and multi-dimensional poverty. A New Nigeria is indeed
POssible, and God will help us.”
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I keep on wondering if you are the first person to lose an election in Nigeria. Others lost in the past and the heaven did not fall. You and your people are the ones heating up the polity. Remember if you people set Nigeria ablaze, you also will be equally burnt. That audio can never be fake. This is supported by all your visits to religious houses before and during the campaign. No any other did so. You need people from other sections, tribes and religions to win a presidential election in Nigeria. If there is a rerun presidential election today, fewer people Will vote for you. You are portraying yourself as a bad loser.
ReplyDeleteU lie people will still vote him this pastor that come out and said it a fake video u think we Don no what is happening in this country u people want to take us out of issue on the ground
ReplyDeleteDesame thing Apc did to Atiku we all understand where the problem is coming from
ReplyDelete2007 when buhari Muslim should be vote for Muslim nothing happened but nw people are trying to bring religion issue in to this it will not work ooo our eyes is open nw ooo
ReplyDeleteForever it will not work for you because the almajiri that you always base have the number and they will not vote for you. The earlier you respect other people's tradition religion and culture the better Mr iyamiri
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