Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, has responded to accusations that he claimed former Rivers State Governor Peter Odili was a classmate at Christ the King College, CKC, in Onitsha.
Obi claimed that his remark on Odili at a Port Harcourt function was misconstrued.
On Friday, he was alleged to have made the remark about Odili at the opening of a flyover in Port Harcourt, Rivers State.
Obi made the remark while pushing Rivers State residents to vote for him in the February presidential election.
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The LP presidential candidate, on the other hand, explained that he and Odili were alumni of the school, not classmates.
In a series of tweets, Obi said he had described the former governor as a great footballer at CKC.
According to Obi: “My remarks when I visited Port Harcourt have been wrongly interpreted by some people.
“The former Governor of Rivers State, Dr Peter Odili and I, are among other prominent Nigerians that schooled in Christ the King College (CKC) Onitsha, and we remain alumni of the school.
“I did not say that former Governor Odili was my classmate, rather I said that he was a great footballer in my school, and we all cherished and had good memories of his football exploits when we got into the school.
“I was in CKC from 1973 to 1978 and Dr Peter Odili had graduated before I got into the school.”
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