AdminPresidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 25th February election, Mr Peter Obi, has dismissed the allegations that he has been encouraging actions aimed at undermining the Nigerian government.
Obi stated this in reaction to a statement credited to the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, who accused him of making statements capable of stoking insurrection due to the outcome of the presidential election which produced Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress as the president-elect.
The minister, who made the allegation in Washington DC during an interaction with some international media organisations, accused Obi and his vice presidential candidate, Dr Yusuf Datti-Baba Ahmed, of making comments that are encouraging violence because Tinubu was declared the winner of the election.
However, Obi in a statement released via his verified Twitter handle on Tuesday, described the allegations by the minister as “totally malicious and fictitious,” adding that it is quite unfortunate that the likes of Lai and others of his ilk have in recent days been making conscious effort to attribute to him what he totally do not stand for.
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He said he has never discussed with anyone, preached or sponsored actions aimed at undermining the Nigerian state.
“In the past few days, I have observed various campaigns of calumny directed at my person, with the latest being allegations attributed to the information Minister, Lai Mohammed from Washington DC,” Obi stated.
“It is most unfortunate that these consistent efforts to portray me quite contrary to what I am, and my core values, is coming from such high quarters. Minister Lai accusing me of stoking insurrection is totally malicious and fictitious.
“I have never discussed or encouraged anyone to undermine the Nigerian state; I have never sponsored or preached any action against the Nigerian state. Those initiating these actions have increasingly used their official positions and agents to make false allegations against me,” he said.
The LP Presidential candidate said he has been engaged in issue-based campaigns and also advocating peace and unity of the country, adding that he is committed to due process, hence his decision to go to court and challenged the outcome of the presidential election.
“I am on record as always, advocating for peace and issue-based campaign and never campaigned based on ethnicity or religion. I am committed to due process, and presently seeking redress in the Court.
“I urge those engaged in this demarketing process to stop presenting Nigeria in such bad light. Our future generations deserve a new Nigeria, where they can live a secure and decent life like their counterparts in other climes. It is possible,” Obi added.
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