‘I Have Not Received Any Apology From UK Government’ – Peter Obi

The Head of the Obi-Datti Media Office, Diran Onifade has stated that the Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party during the 2023 elections, Mr. Peter Obi, hast not yet received an apology from the British Government for the traumatic experience he suffered at the hands of the county’s immigration officials.

The update is contained in a statement signed by the Onifade in Abuja, on Thursday.

Onifade said, “We have been receiving enquiries with regards to a so-called apology, purportedly issued by the British Government or any of its agencies, to our Principal Mr Peter Obi, in respect of a routine Immigration engagement with him, as he arrived in London, for a brief visit, last Friday, the 7th of April.

“We would like to state emphatically that we are not aware of any such apology, and have not issued any statement whatsoever, in that regard.

“While we continue to examine any dubious or political motive, on the part of the perpetrators of the identity theft,
we have every confidence in the ability of the British authorities to resolve the matter, to conclusion.

“Mr Peter Obi and the LP/PCC have since moved on from the incident and continue to be totally focused, on the legal processes before the Election Petition Tribunal towards the recovery of our mandate, which we are firmly convinced, was overwhelmingly expressed by voters, in the Presidential election of February 25th.”

Immigration officials in the United Kingdom briefly detained and questioned Obi at the Heathrow Airport last week on the grounds that there was someone impersonating him.

Reports say that it took the intervention of several Nigerians and Obidients in the diaspora to save Obi from further humiliation.

A number of unconfirmed reports my the UK media platforms earlier in the day claimed the country apologized to the politician for the embarrassment.