Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP)
in the 2023 elections, has called on Nigerians to be cautious of those
impersonating him.
Obi, in a Twitter thread on Thursday, said impersonators now
mimic his voice to call people to cause mischief.
He said while the presidential election petition tribunal
was ongoing on Wednesday, his attention was drawn to comments made by Mustapha
Audu, son of a former governor of Kogi.
Obi said Audu claimed that he received a call from him.
The former Anambra governor said after the court session, he
met with Audu and explained to him that he was impersonated, adding that at the
time Audu said the incident happened, he wasn’t in Nigeria.
“My duplicates are still on the rampage, they now mimic my
voice and call people. There is no limit that people cannot go to cause
mischief on their target. I have been a target both locally and
internationally,” Obi said.
“After the court proceedings, I met with Audu and he
repeated the same story, adding that he was angry at me for cutting off the
phone on him because he could not speak Igbo. He insisted that I was in front
of his office in Abuja when I called.
“I then introduced
myself again to him and told him, My brother, I did not call you, and I
couldn’t have been in front of your office on Tuesday because I was not in
Abuja, and not even in the country. At about the time you alleged that I called
you, I was arriving Nice in France for a meeting.
“By the evening of the same day, I flew to London for
another meeting and in fact, had to breeze in to felicitate with my dear elder
brother, Dele Momodu on his 63rd birthday. I only flew into the country this
morning for this court session.
“The young man, looking embarrassed and surprised at the
same time added that the voice of the caller and everything sounded like mine.
We exchanged pleasantries and took pictures.
“This is just one of the many desperate efforts to run me
down and tag me as what I am not, with the intention to gain some perceived
political mileage against me.
“Ordinarily, I am not
scared or worried about competitions provided they are within the legitimate
rules of engagement, but going this far is worrisome.
“It is quite very worrisome because this is certainly not
the right way to develop a nation that is in dire need of positive changes that
will enable her to join the League of Nations that are moving forward.
“I appeal to the public to beware and not easily deceived
with the cheap tricks of impersonating me for whatever ulterior intentions.”
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