JUST IN: LP Denies Receiving UK Govt Apology Over Peter Obi’s Detention

The British government has not apologized to the Labour Party Presidential Campaign Council (LPPC) for the embarrassing arrest of its presidential candidate, Peter Obi, according to the media office of the LPPC.

According to Newsmen, Peter Obi was stopped by immigration officers last Friday at Heathrow Airport due to a possible case of a duplicated identity.

Today, reports claimed that the British government had apologized to the previous governor of Anambra State for the arrest.

JUST IN: British Govt Apologizes To Peter Obi Over Illegal Detention

However, Diran Onifade, the Head of Obi-Datti Media, urged the UK government to address the issue surrounding Peter Obi’s embarrassment in a statement to journalists.

He said the party has not received any apology over the incident, adding that the Labour Party has gone past the incident.

The statement reads in part: “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 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.

Group Asks Peter Obi, Atiku Not To Run Away From Nigeria After Election Loss

“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 a 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.”

Follow us on Facebook