The Labour Party (LP) has explained why its presidential candidate, Peter Obi, did not attend the Nigerian Elections Debate Group (NEDG) presidential debate in Abuja.
According to news sources, Diran Onifade, Head of Media for the Obi-Datti Campaign Council, explained in a statement on Sunday that Obi’s absence from the NEDG presidential debate was due to technical difficulties with the aircraft supposed to transport him to Abuja.
According to him, his principal had to accept to advise of the technical crew of the plane supposed to transport him from Akure, the capital of Ondo State, where he had gone for an engagement.
As a result of the aforementioned technical challenges, instead of flying to Abuja for the debate, the flight crew flew to Lagos.
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Onifade said: “The Obi-Datti Campaign hereby states that our candidate, Mr Peter Obi, was unable to attend the debate programme following the advice of the technical crew of the aircraft he was travelling in.
“After an engagement in Akure, Ondo State, he meant to head for Abuja for the debate but was advised otherwise due to technical issues with the aircraft, which made the pilot decide to head for Lagos instead.”
Meanwhile, it was learned that while Obi was unable to attend the debate, some senior members of the campaign council, including the campaign’s Director General, Balogun Akin Osuntokun, and the campaign manager, Ambassador Oseloka Obaze, had gathered at the debate venue, the International Conference Centre in Abuja, to await Obi’s arrival.
Mrs Esther Nenadi Usman and Alhaji Audi Mohammed were among those alleged to be waiting for him.
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