Victor Ezeja
Labour Party Presidential Candidate, Mr Peter Obi, has once again, appreciated his numerous supporters across the Nigeria, stating that the journey to rescuing the country will be difficult without them.
He however, notified the public of the various acts of impersonation against him on the Internet.
Join our WhatsApp ChannelIn a Statement signed by his Special Adviser on Media, Mr. Valentine Obienyem, Obi stated that, of all the social media platforms, he only operates on Twitter at the moment. He said that his Twitter handle remains @PeterObi and tweets from him are marked PO.
Obi explained that the disclosure was imperative to avoid usually dubious characters or the opposition trying to mischievously or criminally exploite the name for other uses. He enjoined all his supporters, and indeed Nigerians, to be wary of any social media account showing his name and pictures as not authentically his.
“The OBIdients and Mr Obi’s other numerous supporters, and indeed, Nigerians in general, are enjoined to be wary of any such unauthoirized social media accounts, specifically on Facebook, Instagram and TikTok, which have been opened and are operated in his name.
“While I understand the zeal, enthusiasm and passion of those operating these accounts, I wish to state categorically, that I did not create nor authorise anyone to create and manage such accounts on my behalf,” part of the Statement read.
“In due time, ‘The Obi-dient Movement’, will open up more communication channels with which we can interact with all Obi-dients, as we march to take back our nation and reposition it on the path of progress,” he concluded.
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In a post on his Twitter handle, the LP presidential flag bearer equally urged his supporters to allow him personally respond to all political opponents who speaks about him.
“I most sincerely appreciate all my supporters and those of LP. I love you all. I wish to appeal to you to allow me to personally respond to any CANDIDATE that makes comments about me, while you concentrate on issues to promote our cause of moving our dear Nigeria from consumption to production, create jobs, and generally evolve a better Nigeria,” Obi tweeted.
Victor Ezeja is a passionate journalist with seven years of experience writing on economy, politics and energy. He holds a Master's degree in Mass Communication.
