Dr Peter Obi
2023: Obi aligns with Tinubu on call for issues -based campaign
From Chinedu Nwafor Abakaliki
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Mr. Peter Obi, said he completely aligned himself with Sen. Ahmed Bola Tinubu, the presidential candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC) on his call for the 2023 general elections campaign to be issues-based, rather than focus on personality.
Tinubu had through his campaign organization called on the candidates and their supporters to base their electioneering campaign on issues that would “advance the growth, progress and stability of Nigeria”.
Obi, who was reacting to Tinubu’s statement in a release issued in Awka by his Media Adviser, Mr. Valentine Obienyem on Wednesday, threw his weight behind the advice by APC Presidential flags bearer.
He cautioned his supporters to “desist from spreading lies, malice and denigrating other candidates,” which had been what he had propagated over the years.
According to Obi, if supporters were mindful of this, some articles published in some newspapers against him (Obi) would not have been published, including those with offensive titles.
On the alleged fake Letter from the President of Ghana and the alleged request of N50billion monthly payment, Obienyem said that while Obi was not bothered about their authenticity, it was wickedness to link them to his supporters, insisting that any publication from Obi’s group was always properly signed and the place it was coming from very clearly spelt out.
Obienyem also described as the height of mischief, the attempt to link Obi’s campaign to IPOB.
“We know that things are not well in Nigeria. We know of the agitations in different parts of the country, our principal has always said what he would do with such organizations to stop their agitation and bring then back to Nigeria as one happy family.
“Rather than others say what they will do, they are here creating more problems by trying vainly and wickedly to link their follow contestants to some of those organisations.”
He expressed happiness that Nigerians knew the truth and that such gimmicks used to deceive them would no longer work.
Obienyem said that right from Obi’s position as the Governor, he was not known for the habit of attacking people or building lies against others.
He said Obi’s disposition was contrary to those of some of his opponents, whom, he said, actually originated most of the fake news, published them under false names and turned round to ascribe them to Obi or his supporters.
