Member representing Isuikwuato-Umunneochi federal
constituency in the House of Representatives, Chief Amobi Ogah (Labour
Party), has denied urging the party’s
presidential candidate, Peter Obi, to accept defeat and withdraw his petition
against the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, now pending before the Election
Petition Tribunal Court.
The LP lawmaker who made the rebuttal in a press statement,
accused blackmailers of peddling the falsehood to pitch him against his party and
teeming supporters.
He urged members of the public to disregard social media
reports purporting that he made such call during his recent thanksgiving church
service.
The lawmaker in a statement he personally signed, said he
was quoted out of context by mischief makers.
The statement made available to Vanguard read in part:” My
attention has been drawn to the misleading publications in some media houses
and blogs misquoting me as having
admonished Peter Obi and Labour party to accept defeat as will of God.
“Given this unwholesome publication, I wish to make it
abundantly clear to the public that what I said was that those candidates like
APC -Hon Nkeiruka Onyejeocha and others
who contested election with me in my federal constituency should accept
defeat because my election victory is the will of God. I said that if they didn’t win today, they
could win tomorrow.
” I said that the
time of election had come and gone. Now it’s time for good governance and
delivery of democracy dividends to the people.
” I never mentioned Peter Obi but mischief makers are
twisting my statement. How can I be against Peter Obi the presidential
candidate of the party that gave me its platform?”
Rep Ogah who is the younger brother of a former Minister of
State for Solid Minerals and Steel Development, Dr Uche Ogah, urged his
constituents and members of the public to disregard the misleading reports
which he dismissed as fake news.
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