Tobias Sylvester
The Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Peter Obi has accused the All Progressives Congress (APC) of spreading lies and propaganda against him.
KanyiDaily recalls that a man who claimed to be Peter Obi’s supporter was removed from Ibom Air while protesting against the swearing-in of Bola Tinubu, the president-elect, scheduled to hold on May 29.
In a leaked phone conversation, a voice similar to that of Peter Obi was heard asking Bishop David Oyedepo to speak to the Christians in the South-West and Kwara to vote for him in the presidential poll, describing the election as a “religious war”.
Speaking on behalf of Peter, the head of Obi-Datti Media office, Diran Onifade described the “leaked audio” and “Ibom Air drama” as deep fake and a product of the propaganda machinery of the APC.
Onifade wondered why the APC seemed desperate “to grab and retain power by foul means”, noting that their ploy to de-market Peter Obi has failed woefully.
The statement reads, “It appears the All Progressives Congress’ desperation to grab and retain power by foul means has refused to go away more than a month after they have grabbed the election as they planned.
“While we are toeing the constitutional path to retrieve our mandate, those who have truncated the wishes of the majority of Nigerians have recoursed to mischief and endless subterfuge to continue to hold on to what they know does not belong to them.
“From the show of shame in Portharcourt to the drama in the Ibom Air aircraft, both of which they contrived, they have now moved to the circulation of a deep fake audio file aimed at promoting religious tension in the country.
“All these are meant to serve no other purpose than egregious mischief aimed at demarketing Peter Obi. If the goal is to create a credibility problem, the ploy has failed woefully.
“Peter Obi has long been on record as the only presidential candidate who has urged the Nigerians electorate not to vote for him on the basis of religion or tribe .
“We will therefore like to advice our beloved Nigerian people to remain focused on the task to take back the mandate we know was freely given to Peter Obi and Datti Baba-Ahmed through legitimate means.
“That is more important than to expect those who ran election on forged credentials and even fake Bishops to stop faking. They cannot stop being fraudulent because that is who they are.”
KanyiDaily recalls that Bishop David Oyedepo had also denied the leaked conversation between him and Peter Obi, saying he never campaigned for any politician, noting that all political parties sought his prayers and advice before the election and he availed them.
