The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has denied reports that he recently met with a former presidential aide, Reno Omokri.
Omokri had in a post, alluded to a viral message on WhatsApp claiming that he met Obi and demanded $100,000 to support his presidential bid.
He also called out the Labour Party presidential candidate, asking him to disclose where they met in London.
On his part, Peter Obi on Sunday, denied making such a statement. A report quotes Obi’s Media Adviser, Valentine Obienyem as saying it is the usual prank by some people to enable them justify their unprovoked attack on the person of his principal.
The statement reads: “A purported rebuke of one Reno Omokri by Mr. Peter Obi during their meeting in London is being circulated. The statement claimed that the said Reno demanded money to support Obi and that Obi refused.
“Beyond predicting correctly what would have been Obi’s attitude towards such a demand, let us, however, for the avoidance of doubt state clearly that Obi did not meet the said Reno in London as the write up claimed. The statement being circulated did not come from Obi neither did he sanction it.
“The Peter Obi Media Office suspects the statement as the usual prank being played by the same people desirous of citing it as a justification for strengthening their unprovoked attack on Obi – desperate efforts to present Obi as an attacker and hide under the assumption of defense and launch further attack on Obi.
“While insisting that he is appalled at the bitterness with which some people treat political opponents, to the extent of trying to instigate hatred against them as evidenced by those that planted his head on praying mats and pictures in a brandy, he expressed his gratitude to the ObIdient family for keeping faith.
“He urged the continued sharing of the dream of a society in which there shall be no corruption, no recklessness, no poverty, no hypocrisy and no injustice with the ObIdient family and, indeed, all Nigerians of goodwill.
“Let us also note, in passing, the deliberate misinterpretation of the statement made by Mr. Peter Obi about six Commissioners that worked with him. From the context of what he said, he clearly referred to Commissioners for Police and not his EXCO members.
“Finally, Mr. Obi assures Nigerians of his abiding good wishes for our dear country, Nigeria.”
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