Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s (LP) presidential candidate, has disputed a viral “petition” saying that he gave two billion to churches around the country.
This follows a petition circulated on social media by one Frank Onwumere, who claimed to be a senior pastor at the “Dominion Centre International” in Okigwe, Imo state, questioning the leadership of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) on how the said sum was distributed among churches.
The amount was stated to have been provided “to help and assist in mobilising and motivating their congregation to vote massively for the candidacy of Mr Peter Obi”.
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The Labour Party’s campaign team responded via its media office on Sunday, saying the petition was “concocted to undermine the hard-earned image” of the party’s presidential candidate.
While calling the petition as “blackmail nonsense,” the party also begged the public to dismiss it.
“Our mission in the Obidient Movement this day is to alert and warn discerning minds, especially those desirous to see a new Nigeria emerge through Peter Obi, to ignore and treat as thrash any doctored and faked items on Obi,” the statement reads.
“Anything they are bringing now after their long fruitless search is concocted to tarnish the hard-earned reputation of the candidate and should be disregarded.
“Obi-Datti Media is proud to insist that the LP standard bearer and his running mate remain the best product in the market for the much-needed political leadership in the country at this time, and to state without any fear of contradiction that they stand out untainted and possess the prerequisite qualities needed to rescue this troubled land.
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“The public should therefore have their eyes permanently glued to the ball and refuse to be distracted by any antics because all the devious acts will give way to reason and justice and Nigeria will be successfully taken back from them and reset for greatness.”
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